Background Based on Scoliosis Research Society guidelines, individuals with JIS over 50 degrees Cobb are usually treated surgically. The JIS surgery option in Ottawa, Canada, is the growingrod surgery, extended every 6 months until end of growth. Multiple surgery complication rate is high (57%) in this age group. On the other hand, there is a lack of evidence for the effectiveness of conservati...

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A mandated by the Italian Ministry of Health, the Italian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Società Italiana Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione, SIMFER) appointed a Commission composed of SIMFER members to draw up guidelines for the rehabilitation treatment of adolescents with spinal deformities. Other medical organizations contributing to the redaction of the final guidelines vers...

Introduction There are a wide variety of brace applications available today with different outcomes and different characteristics. The purpose of this study is to compare in-brace corrections of the series applied today to recent Chêneau series braces as presented in literature. methodology All patients were registered and fulfil the Scoliosis Research Society inclusion criteria for studies on ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective controlled cohort study comparing the in-brace correction of two samples of scoliosis patients with braces of different computer aided design (CAD). PURPOSE In-brace correction and compliance correlate with outcome. The more standardized CAD braces that are available should enable improved in-brace correction and outcome. This study compared recent CAD brace develop...

We reviewed 212 consecutive patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who underwent posterior spinal arthrodesis using all pedicle screw instrumentation in terms of clinical, radiological and Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22 outcomes. In Group 1 (51 patients), the correction was performed over two rods using bilateral segmental pedicle screws. In Group 2 (161 patients), the cor...

Historically, the treatment options for AIS, the most common form of scoliosis are; exercises; in-patient rehabilitation; braces and surgery. While there is evidence in the form of prospective controlled studies that Scoliosis Intensive Rehabilitation (SIR) and braces can alter the natural history of the condition, there is no prospective controlled study comparing the natural history with surg...

PURPOSE The objectives of this study are to describe the outcome of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients treated with Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) plus supplementary minimal incision in the lumbar region for thoracic and lumbar deformity correction and fusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a case series of 13 patients treated with VATS plus lumbar mini-open surgery fo...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of a consecutive clinical series. OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy and clinical value of cantilever bending technique as a technique for correcting large (> or =70 degrees ) and rigid (flexibility < or =30%) scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Scoliosis correction by current methods is a compromise between the rigidity of the deformity and corrective for...