A New Radiological Sign for Severe Angular Kyphosis: 'The Baltalimani Sign'
| Autor: | Yunus Atici, Osman Emre Aycan, Muhammed Mert, Deniz Kargin, Akif Albayrak, Mehmet Bulent Balioglu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Asian Spine Journal, Vol 10, Iss 6, Pp 1157-1162 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1976-1902 1976-7846 |
| DOI: | 10.4184/asj.2016.10.6.1157 |
| Popis: | Study DesignRetrospective diagnostic study.PurposeTo define a new radiological sign, “Baltalimani sign,” in severe angular kyphosis (SAK) and to report its relationship with the risk of neurological deficits and deformity severity.Overview of LiteratureBaltalimani sign was previously undefined in the literature.MethodsWe propose Baltalimani sign as the axial orientation of the vertebrae that are located above or below the apex of angular kyphosis on anteroposterior radiographs. Patients with SAK of various etiologies with kyphotic angles ≥90° were selected and evaluated for the presence of Baltalimani sign. Demographic data of the patients including age, gender, etiology, neurological status, local kyphosis angles, and the location of the kyphosis apex were recorded. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive values (NPV) of Baltalimani sign for the risk of the neurological deficits were evaluated by the IBM SPSS ver. 20.0. A p-values of |
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