Janan Abbas

• BPT, PhD
• Head of Department at Zefat Academic College

Background and objective. Low back pain (LBP) is considered the most common and challenging disorder in health care. Although its incidence increases with age, a student’s sedentary behavior could contribute to this risk. Through machine learning (ML), advanced algorithms can analyze complex patterns in health data, enabling accurate prediction and...

Background and objective. Low back pain (LBP) is considered the most common and challenging disorder in health care. Although its incidence increases with age, a student`s sedentary behavior could contribute to this risk. Through machine learning (ML), advanced algorithms can analyze complex patterns in health data, enabling accurate prediction and...

Background: Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) is the most common spine disease in the elderly population. It is usually associated with lumbar spine joints/or ligaments degeneration. Machine learning technique is an exclusive method for handling big data analysis; however, the development of this method for spine pathology is rare. This s...

Background Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) is the most common spine disease in the elderly population. It is usually associated with lumbar spine joints/or ligaments degeneration. Machine learning technique is an exclusive method for handling big data analysis; however, the development of this method for spine pathology is rare. This stu...

The aim of the current study was to establish whether the vertebral morphometry (e.g., vertebral body width and spinal canal diameters) is associated with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). A retrospective computerized tomography (CT) study from L1 to L5 for two sample populations was used. The first included 165 participants with symptoma...

Objective To evaluate the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) among physiotherapy students during the COVID-19 lockdown in the State of Israel. Participants/methods One hundred and sixty four physiotherapy students from all four-year student levels were invited to participate. One hundred and thirty-seven students (83.5%) were recruited in the study...

Femoral head neck defects (FHNDs) are commonly reported in the anatomical and anthropological literature. The best known types are Allen’s fossa and Poirier’s facet; however, their definition and etiology are still debated. The aims of this study were to revise the categorization and identification of FHNDs and to reveal their prevalence in a skele...

The intervertebral disc’s (IVD) annulus fibrosus (AF) retains the hydrostatic pressure of the nucleus pulposus (NP), controls the range of motion, and maintains the integrity of the motion segment. The microstructure of the AF is not yet fully understood and quantitative characterization is lacking, leaving a caveat in modern medicine’s ability to...

The aim of this study is to determine the sagittal inclination of lumbar spinous processes (SPs) in individuals with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). It is a retrospective computerized tomography (CT) study including 345 individuals divided into two groups: control (90 males, 90 females) and stenosis (80 males and 85 females. The SP incl...

The aim of this study is to establish whether facet tropism (FT) and orientation (FO) are associated with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). A retrospective computerized tomography (CT) study including 274 individuals was divided into two groups: control (82 males and 81 females) and stenosis (59 males and 52 females). All participants hav...

The aim of this study was to compare pedicle dimensions in degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) with those in the general population. A retrospective computerized tomography (CT) study for lumbar vertebrae (L1 to L5) from two sample populations was used. The first included 165 participants with symptomatic DLSS (age range: 40-88 years, sex ra...

The aim of this study was to shed light on the association between lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) and degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). A cross-sectional retrospective study was performed on 165 individuals that were diagnosed with clinical picture of DLSS (age range: 40-88 years; sex ratio: 80M/85F) and 180 individuals without...

The aim of this study was to reveal whether demographic aspect, vertebral morphometry, and spine degeneration are associated with lumbar Schmorl’s nodes (SNs). A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed using data from the Department of Radiology (Carmel, Medical Center, Israel) for 180 individuals: age range between 40 and 99 years; 90 ma...

Background Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) is a common health problem in the elderly and usually associated with three-joint complex degeneration. Schmorl’s nodes (SNs) are described as vertical herniation of the disc into the vertebral body through a weakened part of the end plate that can lead to disc degeneration. Since SNs can harm t...

Study design: A case report and literature review. Objective: To present a rare case series of dislocation of the mid-coccygeal and sacro-coccygeal joints in a young adult and a baby, who were treated conservatively. Summary of background data: Dislocations of the mid-coccygeal or the sacro-coccygeal joints are infrequent injuries and are rarely re...

Background The condition of paraspinal muscles is known to be associated with some variables such as age, gender, and low back pain. It is generally agreed that these muscles play an important role in the stability and functional movements of the lumbar vertebral column. Although spinal instability has been shown to play an essential role in degene...

Study design: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 196 adults (98 males and 98 females), aged between 18 and 91 years. Objective: To examine whether vertebral hemangiomas (VHs) are associated with other spinal pathologies, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and past trauma - in order to shed light on their possible path...

The current case report presents a rare case of facture dislocation of the sacrococcygeal joint in a 12-year-old boy who was treated conservatively. Fracture dislocations of the sacrum or the sacrococcygeal joint are infrequent injuries and are rarely reported. The treatment for these disorders is usually conservative. Detailed description of the a...

A case report and literature review. To present a rare case of facture dislocation of the sacro-coccygeal joint in a 12-year-old boy who was treated conservatively. Fracture dislocations of the sacrum or the sacro-coccygeal joint are infrequent injuries and are rarely reported. The treatment for these disorders is usually conservative. Detailed des...

Background Whether differences exist in male and female lumbar lordosis has been debated by researchers who are divided as to the nature of variations in the spinal curve, their origin, reasoning, and implications from a morphological, functional and evolutionary perspective. Evaluation of the spinal curvature is constructive in understanding the...

Malocclusions are common in modern populations. Yet, as the study of occlusion requires an almost intact dentition in both the maxilla and mandible, searching for the ultimate cause of malocclusion is a challenge: relatively little ancient material is available for research on occlusal states. The Qafzeh 9 skull is unique, as its preserved dentitio...

A descriptive study of the association between demographic factors, and physical characteristics, and degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). To shed light on the association between socioeconomic parameters, physical characteristics, and DLSS. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a prevalent and disabling condition in the aging population. DLSS is consid...

According to the "brain reserve hypothesis," a larger premorbid brain protects against the development of dementia. The aim of this study was to reveal a possible pathophysiology of brain degenerative diseases by studying intracranial bone lesions that act to reduce intracranial volume (ICV), such as hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI). Three hund...

A descriptive CT study of lumbar facet joint (FJ) arthrosis in general and spinal stenosis populations. To reveal the prevalence of FJ arthrosis in general and stenosis populations and to establish its relationship to age and sex. FJ arthrosis is a common radiographic finding and has been suggested as a cause of low back and lower extremity pain. I...

Estimation of sex and age in skeletons is essential in anthropological and forensic medicine investigations. The aim of the current study was to examine the potential of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) as a criterion for determining sex and age in forensic cases. Macroscopic examination of the inner aspect of the frontal bone of 768 skulls (32...

A case report and literature review. To present a new and simple technique of fixation without fusion of a rare unstable Salter-Harris type I injury in the upper cervical spine of a 23-month-old toddler. Surgical treatment of unstable pediatric cervical spine injuries most commonly involves posterior fusion with internal fixation, usually posterior...

To examine whether the prevalence and severity of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) has significantly changed during the past 100 years. Two female populations, 100 years apart, were studied; 992 historic and 568 present day females. Detection of HFI was carried out via direct observation or CT images (Brilliance 64, Philips Medical Systems, Cle...

A case report. To report on an interesting case of a symptomatic human pseudo tail in a 7-year-old girl, who had a lordotic deformity of the coccyx due to partial segmentation. Caudal appendages are uncommon congenital malformations classified into two categories, true tails and pseudo tails, usually treated by surgical resection. Protrusion of the...

The aim of this study was to recognize the radiological characteristics of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) and to establish a valid and reliable method for its identification and classification. A reliability test was carried out on 27 individuals who had undergone a head computerized tomography (CT) scan. Intra-observer reliability was obtain...

As life expectancy increases, degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) becomes a common health problem among the elderly. DLSS is usually caused by degenerative changes in bony and/or soft tissue elements. The poor correlation between radiological manifestations and the clinical picture emphasizes the fact that more studies are required to determ...

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Although hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) has been documented in the medical literature for over 300 years, its etiology remains undetermined. It is generally assumed to be associated with hormonal disturbances of the gonads. The aim of this study was to examine the association between androgen deprivation and development of HFI in males. Two g...

The lumbar shape in females is thought to be unique, compensating for lumbar hyperlordosis. Yet, the morphological adaptation of various vertebral parameters in the thoracic and lumbar spine to this unique posture in young and adult females has only been partially addressed in the literature. Our aim was to investigate the gender association to ver...

A descriptive computed tomography (CT) study of the ligamentum flavum (LF) thickness in individuals with normal and stenotic lumbar spines. To establish standards for normal and pathologic range of LF thickness and its asymmetry as indicated in CT images and to examine its association with vertebral body size, age, and gender. LF lines a considerab...

A descriptive study (based on skeletal material) was designed to measure sacral anatomic orientation (SAO) in individuals with and without spondylolysis. To test whether a relationship between SAO and spondylolysis exists. Spondylolysis is a stress fracture in the pars interarticularis (mainly of L5). The natural history of the phenomenon has been...

The shape and orientation of the thoracic and lumbar zygapophyseal facets at the T1-L5 level in children were measured and analyzed. To detect the pattern of zygapophyseal facet asymmetry in the thoracic and lumbar spines in children. Whereas many studies have defined the pattern of zygapophyseal facet asymmetry in adults, there is insufficient dat...

Desmoid tumors of the female pelvis are rare. The efficacy of the available treatment modalities in improving survival and decreasing recurrence remains controversial. A 32-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic large ischeorectal mass. Computed tomography scan revealed a large tumor adherent to the pubic bone and impinging on the bladder ne...

Pure primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the breast is a rare condition. The exact histogenesis of this malignancy is unclear. The rarity of the condition makes it difficult to draw firm conclusions on the course of the disease and the overall prognosis. We report a case of pure primary SCC of the breast occurring in a 62-year-old woman and pr...

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women worldwide, con- stituting 22% of all cases. Parkin esti- mated the number of new cases of breast cancer at 579,000 in developed countries and 471,000 in less-developed countries in the year 2000. 1 Internation- al variations in etiologic factors, ages, distributions, and stages of disease vary gr...

Synchronous vulvar and breast cancer is rare. A 44-year-old women presented with a lesion in the right labia majora and right upper quadrant breast lump. After work-up, she underwent radical wide local vulvar excision and modified radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection. The pathology of the vulva revealed moderately-differentiated s...