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The records of seventy six patients with surgically proven lumbar canal stenosis were analysed. Clinical features, plain radiography and myelography of the lumbar spine were studied. Plain x-ray abnormalities suggesting spinal canal stenosis were positive in 66 cases [78.9%]. Myelography was correct in 67 eases [88.2%]
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Canal Medular/diagnóstico por imagem , Vértebras Lombares , Técnicas e Procedimentos Diagnósticos , MielografiaRESUMO
This study was carried out on 73 patients with congenital talipes equinovarus attending the Orthopaedic and Paediatric Departments, Mansoura University Hospital. Careful history, clinical and radiological examination and chromosomal study was carried out for every patient in order to detect the aetiology and the genetic pattern of club foot. We concluded that idiopathic club foot is primarily caused by multifactorial inheritance system modified by intrauterine environmental factors and is affected by the genetic pattern