Articles

Gait analysis after corrective surgery for adult spinal deformity - good sagittal balance with improved lumber lordosis is important

Authors: Hideyuki Arima, Yu Yamato, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Daisuke Togawa, Sho Kobayashi, Tatsuya Yasuda and Yukihiro Matsuyama

Growing spinal systems and early onset deformities: is hyperkhyphosis a contraindication?

Authors: Stefano Giacomini, Mario Di Silvestre, Francesco Lolli, Francesco Vommaro, Konstantinos Martikos, Elena Maredi, Andrea Baioni and Tiziana Greggi

5-year minimum follow-up study of Surgical & Radiological outcomes of Thoracoscopic assisted Anterior Instrumented fusion compared to posterior hook and pedicle screw instrumentation in the treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Authors: Pankaj Kandwal, Hee-Kit Wong, Gabriel Liu and Zhen-Chang Liang

Quantitative analysis of the 3-d morphology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with implications for surgical strategy

Authors: Tom P Schlösser, Marijn Van Stralen, Winnie W Chu, Tsz-Ping Lam, Bobby K Ng, Koen L Vincken, Jack C Cheng and René M Castelein

Improved brace design combining CAD/CAM and finite element simulation for the conservative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): preliminary results of a randomized control trial

Authors: Carl-Éric Aubin, Nikita Cobetto, Julien Clin, Frederique Desbiens-Blais, Hubert Labelle, Sylvie Le May and Stefan Parent

Effect of upright posture on tonsillar level in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Winnie CW Chu, Ryan KL Lee, James F Griffith, Joyce HY Leung, Tsz-Ping Lam, Bobby KW Ng and Jack CY Cheng

Reliability study for rib index

Authors: Konstantinos C Soultanis, Konstantinos Tsiavos, Theodoros B Grivas, Nikolaos A Stavropoulos, Vasileios I Sakallariou, Andreas F Mavrogenis and Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos

Altered anisotropy and diffusivity of medulla oblongata and spinal cord in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Winnie CW Chu, Youyong Kong, Lin Shi, Steve Hui, Defeng Wang, Min Deng, Yong Qiu and Jack Cheng

The rib index practically is not affected by the distance between the radiation source and the examined child

Authors: Theodoros B Grivas, Konstandinos Soultanis, Christina Mazioti, Vasileios Kechagias, Antonios Akriotis, Konstandinos Athanasopoulos and Christos Naskas

The effect of endplate preselection when measuring supine versus standing cobb angle change in idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Bethany E Keenan, Maree T Izatt, Geoffrey N Askin, Robert D Labrom, Mark J Pearcy and Clayton J Adam

Does lateral whole-spine radiograph taken by fists-on-clavicle position represent reliable global sagittal spinal alignment in adolescent patients?

Authors: Futoshi Asano, Yuichiro Abe, Shigenobu Sato, Tetsuya Kobayashi and Shizuo Jinbo

Curve flexibility assessment on AIS surgical candidates using ultrasonic imaging method - a preliminary study

Authors: Edmond Lou, Rui Zheng, Lawrence Le, Doug Hill, Jim Raso, Douglas Hedden, James Mahood and Marc Moreau

Reliability of coronal curvature measurements on 3D ultrasound images for AIS

Authors: Edmond Lou, Rui Zheng, Amanda CY Chan, Douglas L Hill, Marc J Moreau, Douglas M Hedden, James K Mahood and Sarah Southon

HRQoL assessment by SRS-30 for Chinese patients with surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)

Authors: Bobby Kin Wah Ng, Wai Wang Chau, Anna Chak Na Hui, Po Yin Cheng, Chau Yuet Wong, Bin Wang, Jack Chun Yiu Cheng and Tsz Ping Lam

Radiographic evaluation of segmental motion of scoliotic wedging segment in degenerative lumbar scoliosis

Authors: Hiroyuki Yasuda, Akira Matsumura, Hidetomi Terai, Hiromitsu Toyoda, Akinobu Suzuki, Sho Dohzono, Kohji Tamai and Hiroaki Nakamura

3 dimensional analysis of Hemimetameric Segmental Shift

Authors: Toshiki Saito, Noriaki Kawakami, Taichi Tsuji, Tetsuya Ohara, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Ayato Nohara, Ryoji Tauchi and Kousuke Takimura

Spine velocity provides more accurate assessment of curve progression than height velocity in progressive female idiopathic scoliosis undergoing bracing treatment

Authors: Benlong Shi, Saihu Mao, Yip Benjamin, Lam Tsz-ping, Zezhang Zhu, Zhen Liu, Bangping Qian, Jack CY Cheng and Yong Qiu

Sagittal spino-pelvic parameters of adult isthmic spondylolisthesis

Authors: Feng Zhu, Hongda Bao, Shouyu He, Zezhang Zhu, Yong Qiu, Xu Sun, Zhen Liu and Bin Wang

The relative contribution of intervertebral disc and vertebral wedging to the development of thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis in asymptomatic adolescents

Authors: Wen Zhang, Zhen Liu, Shi Lin, Winnie Chu, Tsz-ping Lam, Zezhang Zhu, Jack CY Cheng and Yong Qiu

Abnormal bone micro-architecture and rod-plate configuration in osteopenic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)

Authors: Ka Yee Cheuk, Tsz Ping Lam, Ivy Jia Jun Zhang, Zhi Wei Wang, Vivian Wing Yin Hung, Bobby Kin Wah Ng, Arthur Fuk Tat Mak and Jack Chun Yiu Cheng

Does pelvic asymmetry in children is related to pelvic asymmetry of their parents?

Authors: Maciej J Dluski

Is sympathetic nervous system involved in the etiopathogenesis of idiopathic scoliosis? - A preliminary animal study in bipedal C57BL/6J mice model

Authors: Zhen Liu, Jing Guo, Tao Wu, Bangping Qian, Zezhang Zhu, Feng Zhu, Jian Jiang and Yong Qiu

The impact of the leg-lengthening total hip arthroplasty on the coronal alignment of the spine

Authors: Yuichiro Abe, Shigenobu Sato, Satomi Abe, Takeshi Masuda and Kentaro Yamada

Effect of growth hormone on bone fragility in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome scoliosis

Authors: Yutaka Nakamura, Nobuyuki Murakami, Takahiro Iida, Satoshi Asano, Satoru Ozeki, Kanta Tajima, Masayoshi Kanai and Toshiro Nagai

Risk group of AIS is the key to its prophylaxis

Authors: Mikhail Dudin, Dmitry Pinchuk, Viktor Pechersky, Tatyana Avaliany, Tatyana Khaymina and Aleksei Shashko

Bone mineral density as a prognostic factor for curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a longitudinal validation study

Authors: Zhi Wei Wang, Vivian Wing Yin Hung, Huan Xiong Chen, Kwong Man Lee, Yuk Wai Lee, Bobby Kin Wah Ng, Jack Chun Yiu Cheng and Tsz Ping Lam

rs11190870 is not associated with severity of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Japanese

Authors: Yohei Takahashi, Ikuyo Inaba, Katsuki Kono, Noriaki Kawakami, Koki Uno, Manabu Ito, Shohei Minami, Haruhisa Yanagida, Hiroshi Taneichi, Ikuho Yonezawa, Yoji Ogura, Taichi Tsuji, Teppei Suzuki, Hideki Sudo, Toshiaki Kotani, Kota Watanabe…

Could estrogen impact a new pertinent gene for AIS?

Authors: Florina Moldovan, Amani Hassan, Edward Bagu, Charlotte Zaouter and Shunmoogum A Patten

The surgical management of scoliosis: a scoping review of the literature

Scoping reviews are innovative studies that can map a range of evidence to convey the breadth and depth of a large field. An evidence-based approach to the wide spectrum of surgical interventions for scoliosis...

Authors: Nathan Evaniew, Tahira Devji, Brian Drew, Devin Peterson, Michelle Ghert and Mohit Bhandari

Reliability and validity study of measurements on digital photography to evaluate shoulder balance in idiopathic scoliosis

To determine the validity of digital photography as an evaluation method for shoulder balance (ShB) in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.

Authors: Antonia Matamalas, Juan Bagó, Elisabetta D’Agata and Ferran Pellisé

Emotional indicators in young patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis: a study through the drawing of Human Figure

Investigating Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) is considered determinant in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) in clinical as in research field. The aim of the present study is to explore...

Authors: Elisabetta D’Agata, Manuel Rigo, Carles Pérez-Testor, Núria Casanovas Puigví and Carmina Castellano-Tejedor

Rasterstereographic measurement of scoliotic deformity

Back surface topography has gained acceptance in recent decades. At the same time, the motivation to use this technique has increased. From the view of the patient, the cosmetic aspect has played and still pla...

Authors: Burkhard Drerup

A health economic evaluation of screening and treatment in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis can progress and affect the health related quality of life of the patients. Research shows that screening is effective in early detection, which allows for bracing and reduced s...

Authors: Raphael D Adobor, Paal Joranger, Harald Steen, Ståle Navrud and Jens Ivar Brox

Health related quality of life in untreated and treated patients with AIS. Study I: back pain, curve magnitude and trunk appearance

Authors: Manuel Rigo, Monica Villagrasa and Elisabetta DAgata

Health related quality of life in untreated and treated patients with AIS. Study II: the impact of treatment

Authors: Manuel Rigo, Monica Villagrasa and Elisabetta DAgata

Health related quality of life in untreated and treated patients with AIS. Study III: trunk appearance and self-image

Authors: Manuel Rigo, Monica Villagrasa, Elisabetta DAgata and Beatriz Valer

Kidscreen-27 in assessment quality of life adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Edyta Kinel, Anna Podolska-Piechocka, Tomasz Kotwicki and Przemyslaw Lisinski

End growth results of exercise treatment to avoid bracing in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a prospective cohort controlled study

Authors: Stefano Negrini, Sabrina Donzelli, Alessandra Negrini, Silvana Parzini, Michele Romano and Fabio Zaina

The effects of a four-week intensive scoliosis-specific exercise programme on patient-reported quality of life in adult subjects with idiopathic scoliosis: a >3 years follow-up study

Authors: Erika Maude, Jason Black, David Glynn, Juliet Mayes, Christine Pilcher and Charlie Meekings

The direct impact of derotation techniques (omt-kalternborn-evjenth) on the trunk morphology and the possibility of the autocorrection in girls with AIS – pilot studies

Authors: Jacek Durmala, Bartosz Wnuk and Irmina Blicharska

A line of zebrafish with development of abnormal spinal curvatures

Authors: Henry Tomasiewicz, John Thometz, XueCheng Liu, Channing Tassone and Paula North

The BrAIST study and the implications for scoliosis screening: our duty for raising awareness and advocacy

Authors: Theodoros B Grivas, Tomasz Kotwicki, Toru Maruyama, Joseph OBrien, Hubert Labelle and Timothy Hresko

Spinopelvic parameters, saggital balance and compensatory mechanics in younger and older adults with scoliosis

Authors: Larry Ian Cohen

Scoliosis and sagittal balance in Parkinson’s Disease: analysis of correlations

Authors: Luciano Bissolotti, Sabrina Donzelli, Massimiliano Gobbo, Fabio Zaina, Jorge Hugo Villafane and Stefano Negrini

Focused molding using adhesive pads in Mehta casting for early-onset scoliosis

Authors: Roby Abraham and Paul Sponseller

First results of the Maastricht brace in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Dirk Schrander, Joris Hermus, Helma Voets, Mark van den Boogaart, Paul Willems and Lodewijk van Rhijn

Analysis of body posture of children with idiopathic scoliosis in the image Diers after the application of kinesiology taping application

Authors: Zbigniew Śliwiński, Wojciech Kufel, Bartłomiej Halat, Beata Michalak, Danuta Śliwińska and Grzegorz Śliwiński

The evaluation of chosen body posture parameters in children with scoliosis – own materials

Authors: Zbigniew Śliwiński, Wojciech Kufel, Bartłomiej Halat, Beata Michalak, Danuta Śliwińska and Grzegorz Śliwiński

Case report: AID, a new principle of correction to treat proximal structural curve with a brace

Authors: Manuel Rigo

Measurement of counter rotation of the innominate bones in the sagittal plane using a combination of rasterstereography of the back and frontal stereo-photogrammetry - a pilot study

Authors: Silke Auler