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Postoperative Assessment of Pedicle Screws and Management of Breaches: A Survey among Canadian Spine Surgeons and a New Scoring System [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2018
Study DesignThis study was designed as a survey amongst Canadian spine surgeon to determine a scoring system to standardize pedicle screw placement assessment.PurposeThis study aimed to obtain and analyze the opinions of spine surgeons regarding the ...
Ahmed Aoude, Saber Ghadakzadeh, Hamzah Alhamzah, Maryse Fortin, Peter Jarzem, Jean A. Ouellet, Michael H. Weber   +6 more
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: evaluating perioperative back pain through a simultaneous morphological and biomechanical approach

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has been associated with diminished postural stability and a greater prevalence of back pain. Currently, the literature is lacking information on the effect of spinal fusion on both postural stability and ...
Maxime St-Georges, Alisson R. Teles, Oded Rabau, Neil Saran, Jean A. Ouellet, Catherine E. Ferland   +5 more
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Prevalence and Complications of Postoperative Transfusion for Cervical Fusion Procedures in Spine Surgery: An Analysis of 11,588 Patients from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2017
Study DesignRetrospective cohort study.PurposeThe purpose of this study was to assess the rate of blood transfusion after cervical fusion surgery, and its effect on complication rates.Overview of LiteratureCervical spine fusions have gained interest in ...
Ahmed Aoude, Sultan Aldebeyan, Maryse Fortin, Anas Nooh, Peter Jarzem, Jean A. Ouellet, Michael H. Weber   +6 more
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“Spine Surgery Checklist”: A Step towards Perfection through Protocols [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2022
Study Design A retrospective study. Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel checklist that was designed specifically for the “spine-surgery-subspecialty” to reduce the incidence of some common preventable human errors and major ...
Arvind Gopalrao Kulkarni, Jwalant Yogeshkumar Patel, Sanjeev Asati, Navin Mewara   +3 more
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A systematic literature review of spinal brace/orthosis treatment for adults with scoliosis between 1967 and 2018: clinical outcomes and harms data

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background There is a paucity of literature regarding the conservative management of adult scoliosis. The authors review and summarize the literature from 1967 to 2018 on the clinical outcomes of spinal brace/orthosis use in this subgroup of the ...
Jeb McAviney, Johanna Mee, Azharuddin Fazalbhoy, Juan Du Plessis, Benjamin T. Brown   +4 more
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Brace and Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis Specific Exercises (PSSE) for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) treatment: a prospective study following Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) criteria

Archives of Physiotherapy, 2022
Background A growing scientific evidence for conservative treatment of AIS has recently proved that bracing is superior to natural history. Our aim was to investigate the effectiveness of a combined treatment with brace and PSSE for AIS.
Nikos Karavidas, Dionysios Tzatzaliaris
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Cervical Footprint Anthropometry in Indian Population: Implications on Design of Artificial Disc Replacement Devices [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2016
Study DesignCross-sectional study.PurposeTo accurately measure the dimensions of cervical endplates based on computed tomography (CT) scans in Indian population and assess accuracy of match with currently available cervical disc prostheses.Overview of ...
Arvind Gopalrao Kulkarni, Vishwanath Mahabaleshwar Patil, Shashidhar Kantharajanna Bangalore, Abhishek Saraf   +3 more
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Degenerative Scoliosis [PDF]

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2017
The purpose of this review is to provide an updated review of adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS). Epidemiology, classification, pathophysiology, and natural history are discussed along with a summary of commonly used outcome measures. Operative vs non-operative outcomes and new surgical techniques are discussed.The SRS-Schwab classification (2012 ...
Philip J, York, Han Jo, Kim
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Long-Term Effects of Untreated Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Review of the Literature [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2016
Currently, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is principally regarded as benign, but some researchers have cited serious or extreme effects, including severe pain, cardiopulmonary compromise, social isolation, and even early death.
Hans-Rudolf Weiss, Nikos Karavidas, Marc Moramarco, Kathryn Moramarco   +3 more
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Congenital scoliosis [PDF]

European Spine Journal, 2003
Congenital scoliosis is the most frequent congenital deformity of the spine. Congenital curvatures are due to anomalous development of the vertebrae (failure of formation and/or segmentation). Congenital scoliosis is believed to be related to an insult to the fetus during spine embryological development, and associated malformations (heart, spinal cord,
V, Arlet, Th, Odent, M, Aebi
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