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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2010 Background Scoliosis is present in 3-5% of the children in the adolescent age group, with a higher incidence in females. Treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is mainly dependent on the progression of the scoliotic curve.
Veldhuizen Albert G +2 more
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Quality of Life in Adolescent’s Idiopathic Scoliosis before and after Physical Therapy: A Preliminary Study [PDF]
Sport Mont, 2018 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) accounts for 80% of all types of diagnosed scoliosis, occurring in 2%-3% of growing age population. This disorder is quite complicated and physical therapy is important factor in the treatment.
Shkurta Rrecaj-Malaj +3 more
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Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Literature Review [PDF]
, 2019 Background Improving value in healthcare means optimizing outcomes and minimizing costs. The emerging pay-for-performance era requires understanding of the effect of healthcare services on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Desai, Virendra R. +4 more
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Research progress on the etiology and pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Chinese Medical Journal, 2020 . Etiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), a complicated three-dimensional spinal deformity with early-onset, receives continuous attention but remains unclear.
Yue Peng +5 more
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Acta OrthopaedicaBackground and purpose:Â Deformity correction with pedicle screw instrumentation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has been shown to improve the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), while evidence on syndromic scoliosis is limited. Syndromic patients
Henri Sallinen +4 more
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Scoliosis in an identical twin: a case report with literature review
PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2020 Scoliosis is called the lateral angulation of the vertebra more than 10 degrees. Scoliosis is divided into two groups that is congenital and idiopathic scoliosis. Congenital scoliosis was presented in one of the two 14-year-old sisters who were identical
Serdar Toy, Sinan Yilar
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An alternative to a randomised control design for assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis [PDF]
, 2015 Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed the efficacy of bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis have suffered from small sample sizes, low compliance and lack of willingness to participate.
Cheung, KMC +9 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Background To assess the risk factors for blood transfusion in a great number of adolescent cases with different types of scoliosis who received scoliosis surgery.
Yulei Dong +4 more
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Effects of Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis on Lower Body Kinematics During Gait [PDF]
, 2018 Objectives The purpose of this study was to compare gait among patients with scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation (PSFI) to typically developing subjects and determine if the location of the lowest instrumented vertebra ...
Garman, Christina R. +9 more
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Role of Remodelling in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: an Evaluation of Osteopontin Level [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction.Though many clinicians who deal with spinal deformity do understand the meaning of idiopathic scoliosis, answer regarding its cause remains an enigma. Better understanding concerning its etiopathology should improve clinicians' ability
Gatam, L. (Luthfi), Hoo, C. (Charles)
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