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Brace-Related Stress and Quality-of-Life Parameters in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis

Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2022
Introduction: This study investigated brace-related stress, trunk appearance perception, and quality of life in adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis who wear the Milwaukee brace for treatment.
Vahideh Moradi, Amir-Hossein Memari, Marjan Saeedi, Sanaz Nadernejad, Ramin Kordi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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., Graf, Adam, Gupta, Purnendu, Hammerberg, Kim W., Harris, Gerald F., Hassani, Sahar, Kruger, Karen M., Krzak, Joseph J., Sturm, Peter F., Tarima, Sergey   +9 more
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Nighttime Bracing or Exercise in Moderate-Grade Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

JAMA Network Open
Key Points Question Is self-mediated physical activity combined with either nighttime bracing or scoliosis-specific exercise superior to self-mediated physical activity alone for preventing Cobb angle progression in moderate-grade adolescent idiopathic ...
A. Charalampidis, Elias Diarbakerli, Marlene Dufvenberg, Kourosh Jalalpour, Acke Ohlin, Anna Aspberg Ahl, Hans Möller, Allan Abbott, P. Gerdhem   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: The mechanobiology of differential growth

JOR Spine, 2020
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has been linked to neurological, genetic, hormonal, microbial, and environmental cues. Physically, however, AIS is a structural deformation, hence an adequate theory of etiology must provide an explanation for the ...
T. Smit
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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, Cheung, WY, Fong, DYT, Fu, ICY, Kuong, EEYL, Luk, KDK, Mak, KC, Samartzis, D, To, MKT, Wong, YW   +9 more
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Health-related quality of life in syndromic scoliosis treated by segmental pedicle screw instrumentation: a case-control study

Acta Orthopaedica
Background and purpose: 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, Antti Saarinen, Arimatias Raitio, Matti Ahonen, Ilkka Helenius   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of low back pain in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2017
Background Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity occurring in adolescents and its established prevalence varies from 2 to 3%. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has been identified as a potential risk factor for the development
Jean Théroux, Norman Stomski, Christopher J. Hodgetts, Ariane Ballard, Christelle Khadra, Sylvie Le May, Hubert Labelle   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Radiographic Outcomes of Adult Spinal Deformity Correction : A Critical Analysis of Variability and Failures Across Deformity Patterns [PDF]

, 2014
Study Design: Multicenter, prospective, consecutive, surgical case series from the International Spine Study Group. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of surgical treatment in restoring spinopelvic (SP) alignment.
AMES, Christopher P., HART, Robert, KLINEBERG, Eric, LAFAGE, Virginie, MOAL, Bertrand, OHENEBA, Boachie-Adjei, PRAVEEN, Mummaneni, RYAN, Devon, SCHWAB, Franck, SHAFFREY, Christopher, SKALLI, Wafa, SMITH, Justin, TERRAN, Jamie   +12 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
doaj   +1 more source

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., Gadgil, Nisha, Lam, Sandi K., Raskin, Jeffrey S., Saad, Shahbaz   +4 more
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