Schmorl Nodes: Lack of Relationship between Degenerative Changes and Osteopenia

Abstract

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Sex determination by discriminant function analysis of the tibia for contemporary Croats

“…These results are, in principle, similar to those obtained by other researchers. Gonzáles-Reimers et al [24] obtained accuracies from 95% to 98% in a prehispanic population from the Canary Islands, Đşcan et al [22] achieved accuracies ranging from 80% to 89% in the modern inhabitants of Japan, Đşcan and Miller-Shaivitz [18] achieved accuracies ranging from 87% to 90% from the Terry Collection curated at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., Holland [25] obtained accuracies from 86% to 95% in the Hamann-Todd Collection utilizing just the proximal part of the tibia, Kieser et al [23], also using the proximal tibia, achieved accuracies from 85% to 92% in a series consisting of 100…”

“…Firstly it is, following the femur, the second most robust bone in the human skeleton and therefore most likely to resist insult and decomposition. Secondly, numerous previous studies [13,[22][23][24][25][26] have shown that there is considerable sexual dimorphism in the tibia, and that this bone can successfully be used to differentiate between the sexes.…”

Nódulos de Schmorl en Restos Humanos Arqueológicos de Patagonia Austral

“…Entre las causas de formación de los NS se han propuesto procesos degenerativos, traumáticos y metabólicos (González-Reimers et al 2002;Fahey et al 1998;Pfirrmann & Resnick 2001;Zhang et al 2010). De acuerdo con Schmorl & Junghans (1971), los NS pueden estar relacionados con cambios degenerativos articulares asociados a daños por fatiga y estrés sobre la columna vertebral.…”

“…De acuerdo con Schmorl & Junghans (1971), los NS pueden estar relacionados con cambios degenerativos articulares asociados a daños por fatiga y estrés sobre la columna vertebral. Algunos autores sugieren una relación entre los NS y la presencia de osteofitos de moderado desarrollo (Fahey et al 1998;Pfirrmann & Resnick 2001), mientras otras investigaciones no encuentran tal asociación (González-Reimers et al 2002). Las fracturas de los platillos vertebrales por traumas agudos pueden también causar rupturas de los discos intervertebrales, facilitando el desarrollo de NS (Faccia & Williams 2008;Fahey et al 1998;Wagner et al 2000).…”

Multiple Major and Minor Anomalies Associated With Klippel-Feil Syndrome: A Case Report

“…1 Persons with KFS and cervical stenosis may be at increased risk for spinal cord injury after minor trauma as a result of hypermobility of the various cervical segments. Also, clinicians should be aware of the characteristics of KFS when making an oral diagnosis and planning treatment.…”