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Harrington rods used in spinal fusion. The Harrington rod (or Harrington implant) is a stainless steel surgical device. [1] Historically, this rod was implanted along the spinal column to treat, among other conditions, a lateral or coronal-plane curvature of the spine, or scoliosis. Up to one million people had Harrington rods implanted for ...
Specialty. Rheumatology. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a condition characterized by abnormal calcification/bone formation (hyperostosis) of the soft tissues surrounding the joints of the spine, and also of the peripheral or appendicular skeleton. [ 1 ] In the spine, there is bone formation along the anterior longitudinal ...
Contents. Spinal fusion. Spinal fusion, also called spondylodesis or spondylosyndesis, is a surgery performed by orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons that joins two or more vertebrae. [ 1 ] This procedure can be performed at any level in the spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, or sacral) and prevents any movement between the fused vertebrae.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis from the disease spectrum of axial spondyloarthritis. [ 5 ] It is characterized by long-term inflammation of the joints of the spine, typically where the spine joins the pelvis. [ 2 ] With AS, eye and bowel problems—as well as back pain—may occur. [ 2 ]
Klippel–Feil syndrome (KFS), also known as cervical vertebral fusion syndrome, is a rare congenital condition characterized by the abnormal fusion of any two of the seven bones in the neck (cervical vertebrae). [ 1 ]: 578 It can result in a limited ability to move the neck and shortness of the neck, resulting in the appearance of a low hairline.
Failed Back Syndrome (abbreviated as FBS) is a condition characterized by chronic pain following back surgeries. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The term "post-laminectomy syndrome" is sometimes used by doctors to indicate the same condition as failed back syndrome. [ 3 ] Many factors can contribute to the onset or development of FBS, including residual or ...
Pott's disease, or Pott disease, named for British surgeon Percivall Pott who first described the symptoms in 1799, [ 1 ] is tuberculosis of the spine, [ 2 ][ 3 ] usually due to haematogenous spread from other sites, often the lungs. The lower thoracic and upper lumbar vertebrae areas of the spine are most often affected.
Middle back pain. Middle back pain, also known as thoracic back pain, is back pain that is felt in the region of the thoracic vertebrae, which are between the bottom of the neck and top of the lumbar spine. It has a number of potential causes, ranging from muscle strain to collapse of a vertebra or rare serious diseases.