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Spine Deform
September 2025
Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Purpose: Screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using the Adam Forward Bending Test (AFBT) remains controversial, resulting in the discontinuation of scoliosis screening in the Netherlands. This study aims to validate the Scolioscope, a simplified version of the Scoliometer, for detecting scoliosis in a home setting.
Methods: A validation study was conducted at the orthopedic outpatient clinic of Erasmus Medical Center Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Sports Biomech
September 2025
Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata City, Japan.
Body roll during front crawl swimming refers to spinal rotation along the longitudinal axis. It is typically evaluated at the shoulders and pelvis; however, the middle and lower thoracic and lumbar spine are overlooked. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the differences in rotation angles and peak timing across the upper (shoulder roll), middle and lower thoracic spine, lumbar spine, and pelvis (hip roll) during front crawl swimming.
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September 2025
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sejong University, 209, Neungdong-Ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05006 Republic of Korea.
Cage subsidence is a common complication following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) that can lead to poor clinical outcomes, including recurrent pain and segmental instability. Conventional TLIF cage designs often fail to distribute stress evenly, increasing the risk of endplate damage and subsequent subsidence. This study aims to evaluate the effect of a modified TLIF cage with upper and lower open windows (lattice structure) in reducing cage subsidence in patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease (LDDD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProc Inst Mech Eng H
September 2025
IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Low back pain is estimated to affect more than 70% of the population. Recently, interspinous posterior devices are gaining attention as a less invasive alternative to the traditional pedicle screw systems. However, since most of these devices are not suitable for the L5-S1 segment, the goals for this study are to design a tailored fixation system for the L5-S1 level and to study its effects on the degenerated spine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZdr Varst
September 2025
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Introduction: In addition to sufficient trunk muscle endurance, adequate trunk flexibility, i.e. trunk muscle extensibility and spinal mobility, is an important element for the stability of the spine and pelvis.
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