BACKGROUND In the literature, there are several experimental models that induce scoliosis in rats; however, they make use of drugs or invasive interventions to generate a scoliotic curve. OBJECTIVES To design and apply a non-invasive immobilization model to induce scoliosis in rats. METHODS Four-week old male Wistar rats (85±3.3g) were divided into two groups: control (CG) and scoliosis (SG...

BACKGROUND The knowledge is sparse concerning neck problems in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. This is an observational study including a control group which aims to describe the prevalence of neck problems and the association with back problems among adult individuals with and without idiopathic scoliosis. METHODS One thousand sixty-nine adults with a mean age of 40 years, diagnosed with...

Methods The inclusion criteria included the following: diagnosis of evolutive idiopathic scoliosis (I.S.), exclusive treatment with the Cheneau brace, at least 30 months of treatment, and a minimum follow up of 20 months. Every patient was studied with anamnesis, clinic exam, and a radiographic examination. The following was obtained from the medical history: age, sex, BMI, type of scoliosis, p...

Few data has been reported on the efficacy of operative and nonoperative treatment of adult scoliosis patients older than 65 years using more than one self-assessment questionnaire. [1] [2] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of adult scoliosis patients older than 65 years who did or did not undergo operative treatment using four validated self-assessment outcome questionnaires.

Background. The goal of our study was to assess the outcome of the surgical treatment of scoliosis using the Cotrel- Dubousset method. Material and methods. The study population consisted of 30 girls, aged 13-19 years, with right-sided thoracic scoliosis, grades II, III and IV. All these subjects were operated using the Cotrel-Dubousset method. The research program included measurements of the ...

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the postsurgical functional outcomes of adults with spinal deformities, and even fewer have focused on the functional results and complications among older adults who have undergone primary or revision surgery for spinal deformity. Our goal was to compare patient characteristics, surgical characteristics, duration of hospitalization, radiographic results, co...