Do adolescents with a severe idiopathic scoliosis have higher locations of the conus medullaris than healthy adolescents?
The mean and the distribution of the conus locations were similar for AIS patients and the controls. No significant associations of the conus position with curve severity and with curve patterns were found, indicating that the conus location might not be involved in the pathogenesis and curve progression of AIS.
The present study established a higher frequency of MDR among P. aeruginosa isolates from burn patients. It was found that the frequency of both toxA &S genes were significantly higher in MDR strains P. aeruginosa strains.