Focal disorders of the spine with compensatory deformities: how to define them.
Eur Spine J
; 27(Suppl 1): 59-69, 2018 02.
Article
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| ID: mdl-29383486
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
In this paper, the authors propose classifying the epiphenomenon of spinal deformity in two different categories structural deformity, when the main driver of the observed deformity is a fixed and stiff alteration of the spinal segments, and compensatory deformity, which includes cases where the observed deformity is due to focal abnormalities. This last category comprises, but is not limited to, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, disc herniation, infection or tumor, hip disease or neurological disease (such as Parkinson's disease).METHOD:
Narrative review article.RESULTS:
We analyzed the focal diseases of the spine that may cause a compensatory deformity inducing adaptation in the unaffected part of the spine.CONCLUSION:
The compensatory mechanisms involved in adaptive deformity represent an attempt to maintain a global alignment, to escape from pain or to control body posture. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary material.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spinal Diseases
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Spine
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur Spine J
Journal subject:
ORTOPEDIA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy
Publication country:
ALEMANHA
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ALEMANIA
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DE
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DEUSTCHLAND
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GERMANY