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Lung Consilidation, Ground Glass Shadowing, Obstructive Emphysema, Collateral Air-draft, Mucocoeles, patterns of Collapse, Lung Torsion and Herniation.
Published in Fred W Wright, Radiology of the Chest and Related Conditions, 2022
On lateral views, collapsed lower lobes tend to lie posteriorly, or against the posterior mediastinum (allowing much or all of the homolateral hemi-diaphragm to be normally silhouetted) this is because they are tethered to it by the inferior pulmonary ligament - 'fully opened door' sign of LL collapse (ps. 2.22 & 2.36). As on PA views, where the collapsed lobe abuts the diaphragm, the outline of the latter will be lost. The density of the collapsed lobe alters the density over the lower dorsal vertebrae, reversing the normal superior-inferior density change from white over the upper dorsal vertebrae, to black over the lower vertebrae - i.e. the increased density apparently making the lower dorsal vertebrae white. (This sign can also be produced with posteriorly placed pleural fluid).
A randomized controlled trial concerning the implementation of the postural Mézières treatment in elite athletes with low back pain
Published in Postgraduate Medicine, 2022
Orges Lena, Jasemin Todri, Ardita Todri, Petraq Papajorgji, Juan Martínez-Fuentes
First, posture consisted of the patient being placed in the supine position and aligned, based on his vertical line (occipital bone, 7th dorsal vertebra, and sacrum), to recreate the correct curves according to the lordosis of the spine [21–23]. This posture was associated with manual cervical traction. The athlete was asked to accompany the treatment with breathing. For any postural stretching performed, the athlete by themselves used the diaphragmatic breathing technique, indicated before by the therapist [24]. The second posture, consisted of the placement of the athlete in the supine position, with the upper limbs abducted to 120° to obtain maximum elongation of the latissimus dorsi, permitting the athlete to achieve bilateral passive stretching of the latissimus dorsi [21].
The effects of pain neuroscience education and exercise on pain, muscle endurance, catastrophizing and anxiety in adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain: a school-based pilot, randomized and controlled study
Published in Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2018
Rosa Andias, Maritza Neto, Anabela G. Silva
The neck extensor endurance test was performed in line with Edmondston et al (2008). Participants were in prone position, head neutral, arms by their sides and a 10 cm stabilizing velcro was placed at the 6th dorsal vertebra level. An inclinometer and a 5 cm strap were placed around the participant’s head with 2 kg weight hanging from it. Participants were asked to support this weight for as long as possible while maintaining the neutral head positioning. The weight and the participants’ head were supported until the beginning of the test. The test ended when the head moved more than 5º from the neutral position or a maximum endurance test of 5 min was reached. This test has been found to have an ICC of 0.66 and a MDC of 125.6 s in adolescents with CINP (Oliveira and Silva, 2016).
Severe Craniofacial Involvement due to Amniotic Band Sequence
Published in Fetal and Pediatric Pathology, 2018
Luis Eduardo Becerra-Solano, Gema Castañeda-Cisneros, Jorge Roman Corona-Rivera, Manuel Díaz-Rodríguez, Luis Eduardo Figuera, Eunice López-Muñoz, José Antonio Nastasi-Catanese, José Jesús Toscano-Flores, María de Lourdes Ramírez-Dueñas, José Elias García-Ortíz
A 2-month-old male was evaluated due to cleft lip, cleft palate and several additional malformations. The patient was the product of healthy and non-consanguineous 26-year-old parents. The family history included unilateral ulnar and radial hypoplasia in an older sister and a maternal female first cousin. During the third month of gestation, a urinary tract infection and abortion threat occurred. The patient was delivered after a full-term pregnancy by cesarean section due to fetal distress and hydrocephaly. At birth, facial cleft and left frontal encephalocele were present in addition to constrictive scars on the limbs resulting in severe deformities on the left-side extremities. For clinical data and illustration, see Figure 3 and Table 1. The patient was evaluated by neurologists due to cerebral malformations and frontal leukomalacia. He was also evaluated by cardiologists due to persistent foramen ovale. X-rays of the thorax showed fusion of the seventh and eighth right ribs and hemivertebra in the eighth dorsal vertebra (Figure 3). Patient was lost to follow up.