Combined technique of titanium telescopic rods and external fixation in osteogenesis imperfecta patients: First 12 consecutive cases.

Introduction: The major limitation of any intramedullary telescopic system is rotational and longitudinal instability. The combination of telescopic system with an external fixator in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) demonstrated advantages of stability, early weight-bearing and rehabilitation. This study aimed to examine the outcomes of deformity correction by combined technique uniting titanium telescopic rod and reduced Ilizarov frame in children with types III or IV of OI with a minimum 1-year follow-up.

[The Details of Thermoesthesia-and-Algesthesia State in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis of III-IV Degree].

Sensitivity in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis remains insufficiently studied. The details of thermoesthesia-and-algesthesia state were studied in adolescent patients with III-IV Degree idiopathic scoliosis. Thermoesthesia-and-algesthesia was evaluated in Th1-S1 dermatomes on the right and on the left using an electric esthesiometer.

[State temperature-pain sensitivity and morphological features of the skin back in patients with idiopathic scoliosis with stage III-IV].

This study was aimed at revealing the features condition of thermal, pain sensitivity and morphological pattern of the skin of the human back at the apex of spinal deformity in the thoracic area in patients with idiopathic scoliosis with stage III-IV. The study included 41 adolescent with idiopathic scoliosis with stage III-IV. Temperature-pain sensitivity was studied in Th6-Th10 dermatomes on the right and the left.

[Echo-morphometric characteristics of human skin in patients with idiopathic scoliosis].

The purpose of the work was to explore the informational value and methodological aspects of the echographic evaluation of the skin structural characteristics in patients with idiopathic thoracolumbar scoliosis (IS), grades III-IV. The study included 49 patients with grades III-IV IS aged 7-18 years and 16 healthy people. According to echomorphometric data, the age dependence of the of the skin thickness was detected in thoracic, lumbar, areas and in the lower extremity regions.