The Effectiveness of Thai Massage and Joint Mobilization.

Background: Non-specific low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem resulting from many risk factors and human behaviors. Some of these may interact synergistically and have been implicated in the cause of low back pain. Massage both traditional Thai massage and joint mobilization as a common practice has been shown to be effective for some subgroup of nonspecific LBP patients.

The Treatment of Flexion Myelopathy of the Thoracic Spine in Pierre Robin Sequence: A Case Report.

Background: A few studies had reported the spinal deformity associated with neurological symptoms in PRS patients.

Objective: To report the management of myelopathy fromflexible thoracic kyphoscoliosis in Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) patient.

Material And Method: A 15-year-old PRS patient with thoracic kyphoscolsis developed myelopathy symptom for 4 months.

The study of broken quadrilateral surface in fractures of the acetabulum.

Purpose: Three-dimensional computerised tomography (3DCT) can provide comprehensive patho-anatomy of complex bone on a single image. Though important, the key articular quadrilateral [Q] surface has not been a part of the systems developed for classifying acetabulum fractures. The purpose of the study was to simplify the complexity of classification by the direct sign of the broken Q surface which lies opposite the entire floor of the acetabulum.

Socioeconomic inequality and road traffic accidents in Thailand: comparing cases treated in government hospitals inside and outside of Bangkok.

The study aims to report annual demographic characteristics and to compare the differences of socioeconomic inequality, type of motor vehicles, and seating relating to major bone injuries among hospitals in and outside Bangkok. Six public hospitals in Bangkok and six regional hospitals in the provinces were studied over a one year period (2008-2009). There were 3,650 cases: 3,596 injured patients and 54 deaths.

Variations of the iliolumbar and ascending lumbar veins.

Study Design: A cadaveric retrospective study.

Objective: To verify the variation of tributaries draining into the iliac system at the lumbosacral junction.

Summary Of Background Data: Special attention to vascular anatomy at the great venous bifurcation during anterior lumbar surgery is needed as more tributaries may increase the rate of operative bleeding.