Method Study Design: Retrospective study. Population. 388 (31 males) patients respecting these inclusion criteria: AIS diagnosis, Risser test 0-3; all Cobb degrees; no prior treatment; who had reached the end of treatment since our institute database start in 2003. Methods: Clinical and radiographic (Cobb degrees) data at the beginning of treatment have been compared to end growth results. Trea...

The discovery of either a dermatomal cutaneous nevus or a spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) should raise the suspicion of Cobb syndrome. The Cobb syndrome is a neurocutaneous syndrome in which there are metameric cutaneous and spinal AVMs. The authors present the case of a patient with acute cervical myelopathy and subtle cutaneous hemangiomas in whom a cervical perimedullary fistula was ...

Methods This is a cohort of 43 patients (all female) with AIS who underwent posterior spine fusion. The patients were divided into two group which were thoracic curve group (n=30, Lenke 1, 2, 3, 4) with a mean age of 14.6 years and a mean Cobb angle of 54° and lumbar/thoraco-lumbar group (n=14, Lenke 5, 6) with a mean age of 14.6 years and a mean Cobb angle of 56° Each was compared for preopera...

Materials and methods Case-control study in with 85 patients with AIS and 25 healthy volunteers. AIS patients were classified into two groups determined by the curve mangitude): A (Cobb angle 25-40°) and B (Cobb angle >40°). Main outcomes were: respiratory muscle strength estimated by maximal inspiratory and expiratory preassures (MIP, MEP), peripherical muscle strength assessed in hands and lo...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to detect risk factors for Adding-on after posterior correction surgery in patients with Lenke 1 or 2 AIS, and to explore whether Adding-on Index could be used to predict Adding-on effectively. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Adding-on phenomenon is a common complication in Lenke 1 or 2 AIS patients after correction surgery....