Objective: Treatment of infantile idiopathic scoliosis remains vague. Because implantation of temporary telescopic devices carries a high risk of complications, interest in the older technique of serial casting is growing as a temporising measure before ...
Nabil Alassaf +2 more
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Treatment of the Fractional Curve of Adult Scoliosis With Circumferential Minimally Invasive Surgery Versus Traditional, Open Surgery: An Analysis of Surgical Outcomes. [PDF]
Study Design:Retrospective, multicenter review of adult scoliosis patients with minimum 2-year follow-up. Objective:Because the fractional curve (FC) of adult scoliosis can cause radiculopathy, we evaluated patients treated with either circumferential ...
Anand, Neel +18 more
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Correlation of Radiographic and Patient Assessment of Spine Following Correction of Nonstructural Component in Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis [PDF]
Objective To evaluate the association between progression of curvature of scoliosis, and correction for functional component in patients with juvenile idiopathic scoliosis (JIS).
Jin Gyeong Lee +4 more
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The Reliability of Standing Sagittal Measurements of Spinal Curvature and Range of Motion in Older Women With and Without Hyperkyphosis Using a Skin-Surface Device. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the intrarater reliability of a skin-surface instrument (Spinal Mouse, Idiag, Voletswil, Switzerland) in measuring standing sagittal curvature and global mobility of the spine in older women with and
Akbarzadeh Baghban, Alireza +7 more
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Use of the smartphone for end vertebra selection in scoliosis
Objectives: The aim of our study was to develop a smartphone-aided end vertebra selection method and to investigate its effectiveness in Cobb angle measurement.
Murad Pepe +5 more
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Prediction of Cobb Angle in Idiopathic Adolescent Scoliosis
We did a prospective study of 291 children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis to identify possible correlations between clinical (scoliometer value, age, height) and radiographic (Cobb angle, Nash-Moe rotation, Risser iliac apophysis classification) parameters to predict the curve angle.
Sapkas, G +6 more
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Aims: This study aimed to explore the effects of vertebral rotation on the position of the aorta relative to the thracolumbar and lumbar spine, and to identify risk factors for vertebral rotation in patients with adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS ...
Yan Liang +4 more
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Introduction: Severe spondylosis is common and represents contraindication to achieve cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA). Research question: Is it possible to restore cervical sagittal alignment using an adequate prosthetic model and performing systematic ...
Henri-Benjamin Pouleau +3 more
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Effect of dynamic thoracolumbar orthosis on Scheuermann's kyphosis angle
Introduction: this study was aimed at assessing the effect of a new thoracolumbar orthosis on patients with Scheuermann's kyphosis referred to Iran medical university of Tehran in collaboration with a clinic of technical ortopedea in Isfahan.
Fahime Sadat Abtahi +2 more
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Variability in Cobb Angle Measurements Using Reformatted Computerized Tomography Scans [PDF]
Survey of intraobserver and interobserver measurement variability.To assess the use of reformatted computerized tomography (CT) images for manual measurement of coronal Cobb angles in idiopathic scoliosis.Cobb angle measurements in idiopathic scoliosis are traditionally made from standing radiographs, whereas CT is often used for assessment of ...
Adam, Clayton J. +3 more
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