A retrospective analysis of health-related quality of life in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis children treated by anterior instrumentation and fusion
Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common type of spinal deformity. Scoliosis is defined as a lateral curvature of the spine greater than 10 ° accompanied by rotation of the vertebrae. The treatment available for... (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - August 30, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Balaji Zacharia, Dhiyaneswaran Subramaniyam and Sadiqueali Padinharepeediyekkal Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effect of an elongation bending derotation brace on the infantile or juvenile scoliosis
A wide variety of braces are commercially available designed for the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), but very few braces for infantile scoliosis (IS) or juvenile scoliosis (JS). The goals of this study ... (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - August 7, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: John Thometz, XueCheng Liu, Robert Rizza, Ian English and Sergery Tarima Tags: Research Source Type: research
Long-term outcome of posterior spinal fusion for the correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common form of idiopathic scoliosis, and surgery is considered as one of the therapeutic options. However, it is associated with a variety of irreversible comp... (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - August 2, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Hasan Ghandhari, Ebrahim Ameri, Farshad Nikouei, Milad Haji Agha Bozorgi, Shoeib Majdi and Mostafa Salehpour Tags: Research Source Type: research
Consistent and regular daily wearing improve bracing results: a case-control study
In respect to the prescribed regimen and the regular daily pattern, investigate how short-term results are affected by wear time adherence in terms of hours per day. (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - July 28, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Sabrina Donzelli, Fabio Zaina, Salvatore Minnella, Monia Lusini and Stefano Negrini Tags: Research Source Type: research
Factors influencing adherence to an app-based exercise program in adolescents with painful hyperkyphosis
Software applications (apps) could potentially promote exercise adherence. However, it is unclear whether adolescents with painful hyperkyphosis will use an app designed for a home exercise program. The purpos... (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - July 18, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Karina A. Zapata, Sharon S. Wang-Price, Tina S. Fletcher and Charles E. Johnston Tags: Research Source Type: research
Systematic re-evaluation of intraoperative motor-evoked potential suppression in scoliosis surgery
Motor- (MEP) and somatosensory-evoked potentials (SSEP) are susceptible to the effects of intraoperative environmental factors. (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - July 2, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Yew Long Lo, Yam Eng Tan, Sitaram Raman, Adeline Teo, Yang Fang Dan and Chang Ming Guo Tags: Research Source Type: research
Sagittal plane assessment of spino-pelvic complex in a Central European population with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case control study
Scoliosis is a complex three-dimensional deformity. While the frontal profile is well understood, increasing attention has turned to balance in the sagittal plane. The present study evaluated changes in sagitt... (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - June 14, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: M áté Burkus, Ádám Tibor Schlégl, Ian O’Sullivan, István Márkus, Csaba Vermes and Miklós Tunyogi-Csapó Tags: Research Source Type: research
Abstracts of the International Research Society on Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) Meeting 2018
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Source: Scoliosis - May 31, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Meeting abstracts Source Type: research
Retraction Note: Rare causes of scoliosis and spine deformity: experience and particular features
“The authors are retracting this article [1] at the request of one of the patients. Consent to publish was obtained but subsequently withdrawn. The article is no longer available online in order to protect the... (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - May 29, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Konstantinos C. Soultanis, Alexandros H. Payatakes, Vasilios T. Chouliaras, Georgios C. Mandellos, Nikolaos E. Pyrovolou, Fani M. Pliarchopoulou and Panayotis N. Soucacos Tags: Retraction Note Source Type: research
Evaluation of functional and structural leg length discrepancy in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using the EOS imaging system: a prospective comparative study
To our knowledge, no studies have reported the exact structural leg length discrepancies (LLDs) in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the differences b... (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - April 20, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tatsuhiro Sekiya, Yoichi Aota, Katsutaka Yamada, Kanichiro Kaneko, Manabu Ide and Tomoyuki Saito Tags: Research Source Type: research
Non-structural misalignments of body posture in the sagittal plane
The physiological sagittal spinal curvature represents a typical feature of good body posture in the sagittal plane. The cervical and the lumbar spine are curved anteriorly (lordosis), while the thoracic segme... (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - March 5, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Dariusz Czaprowski, Łukasz Stoliński, Marcin Tyrakowski, Mateusz Kozinoga and Tomasz Kotwicki Tags: Review Source Type: research
Torsion bottle, a very simple, reliable, and cheap tool for a basic scoliosis screening
One of the reasons that make scoliosis a disease that scares so much the parents is its specific characteristic of being difficult to detect on its onset. (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - February 6, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Michele Romano and Matteo Mastrantonio Tags: Research Source Type: research
Three-dimensional reconstructions of Lenke 1A curves
Scoliosis is a 3D deformity that can be reconstructed through 2D antero-posterior and lateral radiographs, which provide an upper view of the deformed spine as well as regional planes matching all vertebrae of... (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - February 2, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: J-C. Bernard, E. Berthonnaud, J. Deceuninck, L. Journoud-Rozand, G. Notin and E. Chaleat-Valayer Tags: Research Source Type: research
2016 SOSORT guidelines: orthopaedic and rehabilitation treatment of idiopathic scoliosis during growth
The International Scientific Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT) produced its first guidelines in 2005 and renewed them in 2011. Recently published high-quality clinical tria... (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - January 10, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Stefano Negrini, Sabrina Donzelli, Angelo Gabriele Aulisa, Dariusz Czaprowski, Sanja Schreiber, Jean Claude de Mauroy, Helmut Diers, Theodoros B. Grivas, Patrick Knott, Tomasz Kotwicki, Andrea Lebel, Cindy Marti, Toru Maruyama, Joe O ’Brien, Nigel Price Tags: Review Source Type: research
LETTER TO THE EDITOR CONCERNING: Effectiveness of the Rigo Ch êneau versus Boston-style orthoses for adolescent idiopathicscoliosis: a retrospective study, by Minsk MK, Venuti KD, Daumit GL, Sponseller PD. Scoliosis Spinal Disord. 2017 Mar 20;12:7
We have read with great interest the article by Minsk et al. in Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders. However, the authors reported a conclusion that is based on possible selection bias in surgical candidates. Physi... (Source: Scoliosis)
Source: Scoliosis - January 9, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Johan L. Heemskerk, Mark Altena and Diederik H. R. Kempen Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
