"Lordosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The anterior concavity in the curvature of the lumbar and cervical spine as viewed from the side. The term usually refers to abnormally increased curvature (hollow back, saddle back, swayback). It does not include lordosis as normal mating posture in certain animals ( = POSTURE + SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL).
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Lordosis" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Lordosis" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Lordosis" by people in Profiles.
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What Happens to Sagittal Alignment Following Laminoplasty Versus Laminectomy and Fusion? World Neurosurg. 2024 Apr; 184:e211-e218.
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Defining the Post-Operative Progression of Degenerative Scoliosis: An Analysis of Cases without Instrument Failure. J Clin Neurosci. 2024 Feb; 120:107-114.
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Pelvis radiographs in children with cerebral palsy: effects of patient positioning on calculating migration percentages. Pediatr Radiol. 2023 12; 53(13):2662-2671.
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Patient-specific Cervical Deformity Corrections With Consideration of Associated Risk: Establishment of Risk Benefit Thresholds for Invasiveness Based on Deformity and Frailty Severity. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Feb 01; 37(1):E43-E51.
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The Importance of Incorporating Proportional Alignment in Adult Cervical Deformity Corrections Relative to Regional and Global Alignment: Steps Toward Development of a Cervical-Specific Score. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Jan 15; 49(2):116-127.
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Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes for Patients with Cervical Adjacent Segment Disease Treated with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Integrated Interbody Spacers. World Neurosurg. 2023 Dec; 180:e514-e522.
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Achievement and Maintenance of Optimal Alignment After Adult Spinal Deformity Corrective Surgery: A 5-Year Outcome Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2023 Dec; 180:e523-e527.
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Efficacy of Varying Surgical Approaches on Achieving Optimal Alignment in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Jan 01; 49(1):22-28.
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The Impact of Lumbopelvic Realignment Versus Prevention Strategies at the Upper-instrumented Vertebra on the Rates of Junctional Failure Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Mar 15; 49(6):E72-E78.
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Factors Influencing Maintenance of Alignment and Functional Improvement Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A 3-Year Outcome Analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Jan 15; 49(2):90-96.