Abstract:
:The thoracolumbar junctional region (T10-L1) of the spine is a transitional zone, where more than half of the thoracic and lumbar fractures occur. In this presentation the origin of the pathoanatomical changes in the thoracolumbar junctional region of the spine is discussed in view of the previous studies. These studies refer to a torsional force contributing to the formation of the degenerative changes, especially in the facet joints. Degenerative changes anteriorly and posteriorly do not concur in the thoracolumbar junctional region. Only a weak concurrence is found between disc degeneration and spondylosis, which refer to differences in their pathomechanisms. A strong concurrence between the degenerative changes at different levels, especially anteriorly, reflects factors causing overall degeneration in the thoracolumbar junctional region.
journal_name
Ann Medjournal_title
Annals of medicineauthors
Malmivaara AOdoi
10.3109/07853898909149222subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1989-10-01 00:00:00pages
367-8issue
5eissn
0785-3890issn
1365-2060journal_volume
21pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Cardiac arrhythmias cause more than 300,000 sudden deaths each year in the USA alone. Long QT syndrome (LQT) is a cardiac disorder that causes sudden death from ventricular tachyarrhythmias, specifically torsade de pointes. Four LQT genes have been identified: KVLQT1 (LQT1) on chromosome 11p15.5, HERG (LQT2) on chromo...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853899808999385
更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent results from controlled trials of adjuvant tamoxifen and oophorectomy in early breast cancer are reviewed. The results of the statistical overview performed by the Early Breast Cancer Trialists Collaborative Group are summarised, and some important questions left open by this overview are discussed. These inclu...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.3109/07853899209148333
更新日期:1992-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex disorder associated with multiple genetic defects either mutational or of susceptibility. Current AD genetics does not explain in full the etiopathogenesis of AD, suggesting that environmental factors and/or epigenetic phenomena may also contribute to AD pathology and ...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/078538902320772115
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::On average, 15,000 cases of measles occurred annually in Finland before the initiation of a vaccination programme in 1975. Because of insufficient activity, the vaccination coverage failed to reach the required level of over 90%, and cases continued to occur. The policy was revolutionized in 1982 by launching a projec...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 社论
doi:10.3109/07853899808999395
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effect of ovarian carcinoma on the circulating concentration of the cross-linked carboxyterminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP) was studied in 17 patients before and during treatment. ICTP is a complex peptide released from type I collagen, which is the main organic component of bone matrix but also induced...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07853899509031937
更新日期:1995-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853899908998793
更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::After the sequencing of the human genome has been completed, non-invasive imaging studies are needed to assess the function of new genes in living organisms. The evaluation of genetically manipulated animals or new designed biomolecules will require a thorough understanding of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/07853890310006479
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07853890.2016.1267869
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853890.2012.671538
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07853890.2011.565065
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hyperglycaemia has emerged as an important risk factor for death in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between blood glucose (BG) levels and in-hospital mortality in non-critically patients hospitalized with COVID-19. METHODS:This is a retrospective mu...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07853890.2020.1836566
更新日期:2021-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853898909149198
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Troglitazone is a novel once-daily oral antidiabetic agent for the treatment of type 2 diabetes patients. Here, we report the overall dose response characteristics of troglitazone, with respect to effects on metabolic control, using a pharmacodynamic model. Data from week 12 from two previously reported double-blind, ...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.3109/07853899808999405
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853890.2011.573805
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::There are few relevant animal models for neurodegenerative diseases to be used for human drug development. Most current drugs for neurodegenerative diseases act through different neurotransmitter systems. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a unique tool in the study of neurodegenerative diseases as it enables quant...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853899908998803
更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 社论
doi:10.3109/07853890.2011.653394
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853899608999092
更新日期:1996-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The associations between candidate gene polymorphisms and coronary heart disease (CHD) are complex as a consequence of pleiotropy, variation with age, selection due to the high lethality of the disease, and interactions with other genes and with environmental factors. Identification of the gene variants that contribut...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853899608999109
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853890.2014.958196
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Maternal obesity has consequences for the offspring's later health. Only few studies have focused upon the long-term consequences of maternal obesity on the offspring's later health. METHODS:A total of 13,345 men and women born in Helsinki during 1934-44...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07853890.2014.919728
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853890.2011.583675
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/07853890310005966
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07853890.2018.1523549
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in sarcomeric proteins. It is characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy in the absence of an increased external load, and myofibrillar disarray. While hypertrophy is a common cardiac response to injury, disarray is the pathologi...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Finnish type of hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis (AGel amyloidosis) is an autosomal dominant disorder. Until recently, there has only been little knowledge of fatal complications of the disease and its possible impact on the patients' life span. METHODS:We identified 272 deceased patients based on patient in...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07853890.2016.1177197
更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Radiosurgery is an increasingly popular method for treating a variety of intracranial tumours. A great deal of treatment data has been accumulated suggesting that radiosurgery may be the treatment of choice for small acoustic schwannomas. Moreover, radiosurgery promises excellent tumour control and minimal risk in the...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853890008995912
更新日期:2000-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::When the optimal chemotherapy regimen for advanced ovarian cancer is discussed the following should be considered: the type and number of drugs, the dose of individual drugs and the number of cycles. Optimal chemotherapy should include a platinum compound, because platinum-based chemotherapy yields a superior response...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853899509031947
更新日期:1995-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The association between sleep disturbances and cardiometabolic diseases has been understudied in blacks with metabolic syndrome. METHODS:This study is a cross-sectional analysis of the Metabolic Syndrome Outcome Study (MetSO) trial. We assessed insomnia symptoms, sleep duration, and risk for sleep apnea. ...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07853890.2015.1015601
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:H+/K+-ATPase is the target autoantigen in autoimmune gastritis (AIG), an organ-specific autoimmune disease with a strong hereditary component. AIM:To detect possible polymorphisms in H+/K+-ATPase alpha- and beta-subunits in AIG patients. METHODS:Blood samples from 12 Finnish AIG patients were sequenced for...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07853890600673260
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Apolipoprotein (apo) A-IV is involved in the metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and high-density lipoproteins and may thus play an important role in lipid metabolism, although the precise physiological function of apo A-IV is unknown. Structural and functional alterations of apolipoproteins, caused by a vari...
journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07853899209147839
更新日期:1992-10-01 00:00:00