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Abnormally straight spine

MedGen UID:
867584
•Concept ID:
C4021969
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0100795

Definition

The absence of the normal curvature of the vertebral column. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Preoperative Echocardiogram Does Not Contribute to Surgical Risk Assessment in Patients With Large Curve Scoliosis and No Cardiac Risk Factors.
Nnake CO, Concepcion-Gonzalez A, Malka MS, Berube E, Ferris A, Bainton N, Vitale MG, Roye BD
J Pediatr Orthop 2024 Aug 1;44(7):443-447. Epub 2024 Apr 5 doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002692. PMID: 38584340
The value of accurate clinical assessment in the surgical management of the lumbar disc protrusion.
Kerr RS, Cadoux-Hudson TA, Adams CB
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1988 Feb;51(2):169-73. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.51.2.169. PMID: 3346682Free PMC Article
Management of myelomeningocele kyphosis in the older child by kyphectomy and segmental spinal instrumentation.
Heydemann JS, Gillespie R
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1987 Jan-Feb;12(1):37-41. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198701000-00007. PMID: 3576353

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Vast Majority of Patients With Fibromyalgia Have a Straight Neck Observed on a Lateral View Radiograph of the Cervical Spine: An Aid in the Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and a Possible Clue to the Etiology.
Katz RS, Leavitt F, Cherny K, Small AK, Small BJ
J Clin Rheumatol 2023 Mar 1;29(2):91-94. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001912. PMID: 36322055Free PMC Article
Bony Fixation of the Nasal Framework.
Haack S, Hacker S, Mann S, Gubisch W
Facial Plast Surg 2019 Feb;35(1):23-30. Epub 2019 Feb 13 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1677767. PMID: 30759458
Association Between Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease and Skeletal Back Abnormalities.
Movahed A, Majdalany D, Gillinov M, Schiavone W
J Heart Valve Dis 2017 Sep;26(5):564-568. PMID: 29762925
Vertebral artery loops in surgical perspective.
Ekşi MŞ, Toktaş ZO, Yılmaz B, Demir MK, Özcan-Ekşi EE, Bayoumi AB, Yener Y, Akakın A, Konya D
Eur Spine J 2016 Dec;25(12):4171-4180. Epub 2016 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4691-1. PMID: 27388018
Recovery of severe sciatica.
Balagué F, Nordin M, Sheikhzadeh A, Echegoyen AC, Brisby H, Hoogewoud HM, Fredman P, Skovron ML
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1999 Dec 1;24(23):2516-24. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199912010-00014. PMID: 10626315

Diagnosis

The Vast Majority of Patients With Fibromyalgia Have a Straight Neck Observed on a Lateral View Radiograph of the Cervical Spine: An Aid in the Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and a Possible Clue to the Etiology.
Katz RS, Leavitt F, Cherny K, Small AK, Small BJ
J Clin Rheumatol 2023 Mar 1;29(2):91-94. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001912. PMID: 36322055Free PMC Article
Straight Back Syndrome.
Wright CD
Thorac Surg Clin 2017 May;27(2):133-137. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2017.01.006. PMID: 28363367
Vertebral artery loops in surgical perspective.
Ekşi MŞ, Toktaş ZO, Yılmaz B, Demir MK, Özcan-Ekşi EE, Bayoumi AB, Yener Y, Akakın A, Konya D
Eur Spine J 2016 Dec;25(12):4171-4180. Epub 2016 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4691-1. PMID: 27388018
An interesting case of straight back syndrome and review of the literature.
Soleti P, Wilson B, Vijayakumar AR, Chakravarthi PI, Reddy CG
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016 Jan;24(1):63-5. Epub 2014 Jun 6 doi: 10.1177/0218492314539335. PMID: 24906631
Straight back syndrome.
Esser SM, Monroe MH, Littmann L
Eur Heart J 2009 Jul;30(14):1752. Epub 2009 May 19 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp197. PMID: 19454576

Therapy

A novel method in assessing lower limb motor function.
Khanfar A, Al Qaroot B, Alsousi A, Zughoul B, Al Elaumi A, Hamdan M, Safi R
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2019 May-Aug;27(2):2309499019849956. doi: 10.1177/2309499019849956. PMID: 31130080
A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, dose-finding study of condoliase in patients with lumbar disc herniation.
Matsuyama Y, Chiba K, Iwata H, Seo T, Toyama Y
J Neurosurg Spine 2018 May;28(5):499-511. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.3171/2017.7.SPINE161327. PMID: 29424676
Lumbar microdiscectomy in pediatric patients: a large single-institution series.
Cahill KS, Dunn I, Gunnarsson T, Proctor MR
J Neurosurg Spine 2010 Feb;12(2):165-70. doi: 10.3171/2009.9.SPINE09756. PMID: 20121351
The effectiveness of chiropractic management of fibromyalgia patients: a pilot study.
Blunt KL, Rajwani MH, Guerriero RC
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1997 Jul-Aug;20(6):389-99. PMID: 9272472
Chemonucleolysis for relief of sciatica due to a herniated intervertebral disc.
McCulloch JA
Can Med Assoc J 1981 Apr 1;124(7):879-82. PMID: 7011530Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Peripheral cortical bone density predicts vertebral bone mineral properties in spine fusion surgery patients.
Heilbronner AK, Dash A, Straight BE, Snyder LJ, Ganesan S, Adu KB, Jae A, Clare S, Billings E, Kim HJ, Cunningham M, Lebl DR, Donnelly E, Stein EM
Bone 2023 Apr;169:116678. Epub 2023 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2023.116678. PMID: 36646265Free PMC Article
Bony Fixation of the Nasal Framework.
Haack S, Hacker S, Mann S, Gubisch W
Facial Plast Surg 2019 Feb;35(1):23-30. Epub 2019 Feb 13 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1677767. PMID: 30759458
Vertebral artery loops in surgical perspective.
Ekşi MŞ, Toktaş ZO, Yılmaz B, Demir MK, Özcan-Ekşi EE, Bayoumi AB, Yener Y, Akakın A, Konya D
Eur Spine J 2016 Dec;25(12):4171-4180. Epub 2016 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4691-1. PMID: 27388018
An interesting case of straight back syndrome and review of the literature.
Soleti P, Wilson B, Vijayakumar AR, Chakravarthi PI, Reddy CG
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016 Jan;24(1):63-5. Epub 2014 Jun 6 doi: 10.1177/0218492314539335. PMID: 24906631
Recovery of severe sciatica.
Balagué F, Nordin M, Sheikhzadeh A, Echegoyen AC, Brisby H, Hoogewoud HM, Fredman P, Skovron ML
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1999 Dec 1;24(23):2516-24. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199912010-00014. PMID: 10626315

Clinical prediction guides

The Vast Majority of Patients With Fibromyalgia Have a Straight Neck Observed on a Lateral View Radiograph of the Cervical Spine: An Aid in the Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and a Possible Clue to the Etiology.
Katz RS, Leavitt F, Cherny K, Small AK, Small BJ
J Clin Rheumatol 2023 Mar 1;29(2):91-94. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001912. PMID: 36322055Free PMC Article
Vertebral artery loops in surgical perspective.
Ekşi MŞ, Toktaş ZO, Yılmaz B, Demir MK, Özcan-Ekşi EE, Bayoumi AB, Yener Y, Akakın A, Konya D
Eur Spine J 2016 Dec;25(12):4171-4180. Epub 2016 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4691-1. PMID: 27388018
An interesting case of straight back syndrome and review of the literature.
Soleti P, Wilson B, Vijayakumar AR, Chakravarthi PI, Reddy CG
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016 Jan;24(1):63-5. Epub 2014 Jun 6 doi: 10.1177/0218492314539335. PMID: 24906631
Recovery of severe sciatica.
Balagué F, Nordin M, Sheikhzadeh A, Echegoyen AC, Brisby H, Hoogewoud HM, Fredman P, Skovron ML
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1999 Dec 1;24(23):2516-24. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199912010-00014. PMID: 10626315
Computed tomography, electrodiagnostic and clinical findings in chronic workers' compensation patients with back and leg pain.
Haldeman S, Shouka M, Robboy S
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1988 Mar;13(3):345-50. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198803000-00021. PMID: 2968667

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