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Sammer, A; Sammer, F; Feigl, G.
Anatomic variants of the spine-relevance for manual medicine Part 2: Thoracolumbar and lumbosacral junction
MAN MED. 2023;
Doi: 10.1007/s00337-023-00958-7
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- Sammer Andreas
- Co-authors Med Uni Graz
- Feigl Georg
- Sammer Felicitas
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- Abstract:
- Many spinal variants are rarities and some often remain clinically silent. Others, however, are of clinical importance. Wedge and block vertebrae can lead to congenital scoliosis but also kyphosis and lordosis. These changes must always be attended to by orthopedic specialists, as timely surgical treatment is indicated in the event of progression. In the authors ' opinion, manual medicine is only the "helping hand" here. The same applies to the various types of neural tube defect which can manifest in the form of various types of spina bifida. The field of fetal surgery is becoming increasingly important here, for example in the treatment of spina bifida aperta. Nevertheless, these patients require interdisciplinary care throughout their lives, in which manual medicine can be involved. Acquired "anomalies" in the sense of degenerative changes that lead to changes in form and function, on the other hand, are a grateful field for manual medicine. Here, prevention should increasingly also be considered in the sense of functional maintenance. The functionally thinking physician should also be able to recognize and treat the underlying causes of the changes. In addition, the understanding of anatomy, neurophysiology, embryology, etc., which has increasingly found its way back into manual medicine in recent years, is eminent.
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