Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
This is an interventional study. A total of 50 volunteers of both genders and 65 years or older who agree to participate in the research and sign the informed consent form will be evaluated, using ult
who are unable to perform adequate positioning
whose image of the posterior longitudinal ligament has low quality or doubtful measurement
or who has a history of trauma, surgery or abnormality of the spine or shoulders. Neutral position: patient sitting, with flexion of the spine and chin against the chest
Shoulder rotation position: similar to the previous one, but with 45° contralateral rotation of the shoulders in the transverse plane
Position of lateral rotation of the table: similar to the neutral position, but with rotation of the surgical table by 10° in dorsal direction behind the patient. Using a paramedian sagittal oblique u
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Hospital da Restauração
Eligibility
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Both genders; 65 years or older; agree to participate and sign the free and informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Allergy to ultrasound gel; patients who are unable to perform adequate positioning to capture images; low quality image or with questionable measurement of the posterior longitudinal ligament; who have a history of trauma, surgery or abnormality (congenital or acquired) of the spine or shoulders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An increase in the posterior longitudinal ligament verified through ultrasound was found in elderly patients with the use of shoulder rotation maneuver at the L3-L4 lumbar level;An increase in the posterior longitudinal ligament verified through ultrasound was found in elderly patients with the use of the shoulder rotation maneuver at the T10-T11 thoracic level;An increase in the posterior longitudinal ligament verified through ultrasound was found in elderly patients with the use of the surgical table rotation maneuver at the L3-L4 lumbar level;An increase in the posterior longitudinal ligament verified through ultrasound was found in elderly patients with the use of the surgical table rotation maneuver at the T10-T11 thoracic level | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There was a difference between shoulder rotation and surgical table rotation maneuvers at levels L3-L4, but not at T10-T11 in terms of the increase in the posterior longitudinal ligament observed through ultrasound;There was an increase of at least 1mm in the posterior longitudinal ligament observed with ultrasound using surgical table rotation maneuvers at levels L3-L4 and T10-T11, but not with shoulder rotation;No pathology was associated with the ineffectiveness of shoulder or surgical table rotation maneuvers in terms of measuring the posterior longitudinal ligament, through ultrasound, at levels L3-L4 and T10-T11 | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMarcos Souza
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Outcome results
None listed