Objective: Based on traditional dual growing rods (TDGR), apical control techniques (ACTs) were introduced as adjuvant procedures to improve deformity correction at the apex segment in treatment of early-onset scoliosis (EOS). We aimed explore whether TDGR+ ACTs have different indications, attain more correction, negative effects spinal growth, and complications.Methods: Between 2004 2019, a re...

STUDY DESIGN Comparison of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) questionnaire with a 7-item Rasch-derived questionnaire (SRS-7). OBJECTIVE To compare the construct and discriminant validity, internal consistency, responsiveness, and dimensionality of SRS-7 against SRS-22 in operatively treated children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA SRS-22 has not bee...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective-matched cohort study. OBJECTIVE To assess the correction of the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) deformity in three dimensions, comparing consecutive and interval pedicle screw (PS) instrumentation techniques. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The number of the sites that should be implanted with pedicle screws in AIS surgery is controversial. Coronal and sagittal...

BACKGROUND Adult scoliosis is sometimes associated with back pain. Recently, the Peak™ Scoliosis Brace was designed to alleviate pain in adult patients with scoliosis. OBJECTIVES To test the efficacy of the Peak Scoliosis Brace in reducing pain in adult scoliosis patients. STUDY DESIGN Prospective experimental cohort study. METHODS A total of 20 adult females with back pain secondary to i...

Stress from brace treatment in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) can deteriorate their quality of life. A Japanese version the Bad Sobernheim Questionnaire–Brace (JBSSQ–brace) was developed to assess stress for AIS. However, specific factors causing under have remained unknown. We enrolled 69 consecutive assessed by JBSSQ–brace and Scoliosis Research Society–22 (SRS–22) instru...

BACKGROUND Comprehensive evaluation of the morphology of the spine and of the whole body is essential in order to correctly manage patients suffering from progressive idiopathic scoliosis. Although methodology of clinical and radiological examination is well described in manuals of orthopaedics, there is deficit of data which clinical and radiological parameters are considered in everyday pract...

Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was carried out between March 2006 and March 2007, on all confirmed AIS patients aged 10 to 18, who were referred to a pediatric scoliosis clinic in a major referral center for a first visit. Agreement between the actual brace prescription patterns and the criteria for immediate prescription was analyzed using a kappa coefficient. Standard recommend...