"Lordosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The anterior concavity in the curvature of the lumbar and cervical spine as viewed from the side. The term usually refers to abnormally increased curvature (hollow back, saddle back, swayback). It does not include lordosis as normal mating posture in certain animals ( = POSTURE + SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL).
Descriptor ID |
D008141
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MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.900.800.750
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2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lordosis" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical Management of Postradiation, Dropped Head Spinal Deformity in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. World Neurosurg. 2021 12; 156:e1-e8.
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Evaluation of a new sagittal classification system in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J. 2020 04; 29(4):744-753.
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Sagittal Alignment After Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis-Application of the Roussouly Classification. Spine Deform. 2018 Sep - Oct; 6(5):537-544.
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Contribution of Lordotic Correction on C5 Palsy Following Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion. Neurosurgery. 2016 Dec; 79(6):816-822.
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Radiographic variables that may predict clinical outcomes in cervical disk replacement surgery. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Apr; 28(3):106-13.
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Radiographic outcomes of anterior column realignment for adult sagittal plane deformity: a multicenter analysis. Eur Spine J. 2015 Apr; 24 Suppl 3:427-32.
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Optimizing success with lumbar disc arthroplasty. Eur Spine J. 2014 Oct; 23(10):2127-35.
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Iliac screw placement in neuromuscular scoliosis using anatomical landmarks and uniplanar anteroposterior fluoroscopic imaging with postoperative CT confirmation. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 Jan; 13(1):54-61.
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Sagittal alignment after Bryan cervical arthroplasty. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Jun; 36(13):991-6.
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Correlation of pelvic incidence with low- and high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 Sep 15; 27(18):2026-9.