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Comparison of Motor Evoked Potentials Neuromonitoring Following Pre- and Postoperative Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Intraoperative Electrical Stimulation in Patients Undergoing Surgical Correction of Idiopathic Scoliosis [PDF]

, 2023
Przemysław Daroszewski, Juliusz Huber, Katarzyna Kaczmarek, Piotr Janusz, Paweł Główka, Marek Tomaszewski, Małgorzata Domagalska, Tomasz Kotwicki   +7 more
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Getting Ahead of the Curve: Screening and Early Detection of Scoliosis in Adolescents to Prevent Progression of Spinal Deformity [PDF]

, 2018
Scoliosis is a spinal deformity that affects approximately 7 million people in United States. The most common age of onset of idiopathic scoliosis is between 10-15 years old.
Saunders, Patrick
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Postoperative pain management in patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a narrative review

Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders, 2018
Posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is one of the most invasive surgical procedures performed in children and adolescents. Because of the extensive surgical incision and massive tissue trauma, posterior spinal fusion causes severe
Hiroyuki Seki, Satoshi Ideno, Taiga Ishihara, Kota Watanabe, M. Matsumoto, H. Morisaki   +5 more
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Non‐RASopathy Genetic Syndromes Identified as the Molecular Cause of Disease in Patients Previously Diagnosed With Noonan Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Noonan Syndrome (NS) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous condition characterized by typical facial dysmorphisms, short stature, congenital heart defects, and developmental delays. While variants in genes such as PTPN11, SOS1, and RAF1 account for most genetically confirmed cases, diagnosis is challenging due to phenotypic overlap ...
Gabriela Jeesoo Kim, Alexsandra Christianne Malaquias, Debora Romeo Bertola, Raissa Carneiro Rezende, Laurana De Polli Cellin, Lucas Vieira Lacerda Pires, Ana Maria Santillan‐Vasconez, Antônio Marcondes Lerario, Renata da Cunha Scalco, Alexander Augusto de Lima Jorge   +9 more
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Misdiagnosing absent pedicle of cervical spine in the acute trauma setting

Orthopedic 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, Felipe Rossel, Anas Nooh, Peter Jarzem   +3 more
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Scoliosis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy children is fully reducible in the initial stage, and becomes structural over time

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
BackgroundPatients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) often develop scoliosis that progresses rapidly after loss of ambulation. Management of scoliosis is crucial because it affects both life expectancy and quality of life of patients with DMD ...
Young-Ah Choi, Hyung-Ik Shin, Hyun Iee Shin   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Syndrome of the Month: An Update on Smith‐Kingsmore Syndrome: Characterization of Developmental Milestones and a Review of the Literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smith‐Kingsmore syndrome (SKS) is a rare autosomal dominant condition characterized by neurodevelopmental differences, macrocephaly/megalencephaly, describable facial features, sleep–wake abnormalities, hyperphagia, and overgrowth. SKS is caused by pathogenic gain‐of‐function variants in MTOR which lead to hyperactivation of the mTOR pathway ...
Carolyn R. Raski, Carlos E. Prada
wiley   +1 more source

Neuromuscular scoliosis

Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research, 2013
Scoliosis is a common deformity in many types of neuromuscular disease. Severe spinal curvature can cause difficulty in sitting. Conservative and surgical treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis differs from idiopathic scoliosis, being more complex and with a higher complications rate.
Vialle, R., Thévenin-Lemoine, C., Mary, P.   +2 more
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Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound imaging for quantitative assessment of frontal cobb angles in patients with idiopathic scoliosis – a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC 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, James Haley Young, Jeff Ching-Hei Lai, Kelly Ka-Lee Lai, Kenneth Guang-Pu Yang, Alec Lik-Hang Hung, Winnie Chiu-Wing Chu, Adam Yiu-Chung Lau, Tin-Yan Lee, Jack Chun-Yiu Cheng, Yong-Ping Zheng, Tsz-Ping Lam   +11 more
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Does Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Minimize Surgical Site Infections? [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2016
Study DesignRetrospective review of prospectively collected data.PurposeTo evaluate the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) in minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) in a cohort of patients and compare with available historical data on SSI in ...
Arvind Gopalrao Kulkarni, Ravish Shammi Patel, Shumayou Dutta   +2 more
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