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A reliability and validity study for Scolioscan: a radiation-free scoliosis assessment system using 3D ultrasound imaging

open access: yesScoliosis and Spinal Disorders, 2016
BackgroundRadiographic evaluation for patients with scoliosis using Cobb method is the current gold standard, but radiography has radiation hazards. Several groups have recently demonstrated the feasibility of using 3D ultrasound for the evaluation of ...
Y. Zheng   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exploring Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Rett Syndrome Using Directed Content Analysis

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT No validated oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQOL) instrument currently exists for those with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities and who communicate non‐verbally. This qualitative study aimed to explore the domains that were important to the oral health‐related quality of life in individuals with Rett syndrome (RTT).
Yvonne Yee Lok Lai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to Incorporate Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Practice? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique, 2018
The primary aim of any spine surgeon is continual development of one’s techniques and thus achieve better clinical and functional patient outcomes. In a world where even the ‘gold standard’ conventional open surgery is looked upon with apprehension ...
Arvind Kulkarni, Sameer Ruparel
doaj   +1 more source

Schroth Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercises Added to the Standard of Care Lead to Better Cobb Angle Outcomes in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis – an Assessor and Statistician Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Background The North American non-surgical standard of care for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) includes observation and bracing, but not exercises.
S. Schreiber   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Truncating Variants in RREB1 Cause a Novel RASopathy Syndrome of Congenital Heart Disease, Genitourinary Malformations, and Developmental Delay

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The interstitial 6p microdeletion syndrome is characterized by dysmorphic facies and structural heart, kidney, brain, and musculoskeletal differences. RREB1 haploinsufficiency and consequent abnormal RAS‐MAPK pathway signaling have been proposed as a driver of the disease phenotype; however, apart from a single case report, the phenotype of ...
Alanna Strong   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound imaging for quantitative assessment of frontal cobb angles in patients with idiopathic scoliosis – a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Measurement of Cobb angle in the frontal plane from radiographs is the gold standard of quantifying spinal deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
Cheuk-Kin Kwan   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Imaging in scoliosis [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Disease in Childhood, 2000
Editor,—I read with interest the article “Imaging in scoliosis”. In addition to the radiological techniques described, I would include surface shape measurement as a simple, safe, repeatable, and clinically relevant assessment. Associated with the bony deformity there is a cosmetic problem; indeed, idiopathic scoliosis is primarily a cosmetic disorder.
openaire   +3 more sources

Addressing the Diagnostic Odyssey for Adults With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Case Study of an Individual With Mandibulofacial Dysostosis With Microcephaly

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Whole exome sequencing (WES) has been widely used in the pediatric setting to increase diagnostic yield, provide treatment options, and to estimate reoccurrence risks. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the utility of this technology in adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Ruhi Shah   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Misdiagnosing absent pedicle of cervical spine in the acute trauma setting

open access: yesOrthopedic Reviews, 2015
Congenital absence of cervical spine pedicle can be easily misdiagnosed as facet dislocation on plain radiographs especially in the acute trauma setting.
Fahad H. Abduljabbar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The 'Nightmare' of Wrong Level in Spine Surgery: Is Minimally Invasive Spine Technique More Forgiving? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique, 2017
Objective Operating on a wrong level is a nightmare for every surgeon, which has devastating consequences for the patient as well as the surgeon and has potential for serious medical, personal and legal repercussions. There is limited literature of Wrong
Arvind Gopalrao Kulkarni   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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