Essays about: "Scoliosis"

Showing result 6 - 7 of 7 essays containing the word Scoliosis.

  1. 6. Arthrogryposis in calves

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Alexandra Odevall; [2016]
    Keywords : Artrogrypos; kalv; nöt; medfödd missbildning; Crooked Calf Disease; lupiner; lupinus; alkaloider; anagyrine; Arthrogryposis; calf; bovine; congenital deformity; lupines; alkaloids;

    Abstract : Arthrogryposis is a common congenital malformation in cattle and it affects the limbs through fibrosis of the joints leading to fixation. This is due to paralysis of the fetus because of alkaloid toxicosis in the pregnant dam during gestation day 40-70. When the fetus cannot move, the fibrosis develops in the joints and the extremities are fixated. READ MORE

  3. 7. TOP - Three Ortogonal Planes : A Program for Determining the Degree of Scoliosis

    University essay from Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Magnus Kronnäs; [2008]
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    Abstract : Scoliosis is a congenital disease caused by a complex three dimensional deformity of the spine. Traditionally, the disease is diagnosed by measuring the 2D angle between two vertebrae in the coronal plane, the so called Cobb angle. Many methods have been suggested to obtain a true measure of scoliosis in three dimensions. READ MORE