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Scoliosis is defined as a frontal plain curvature of the spine greater than 10° with structural rotation at the apical segment. The incidence of adult scoliosis is estimated to be between 4% to 8%. Scoliosis in adults can be the consequence of a process that began before skeletal maturity (adolescent...

Kono et al JOS 2000 8(1) 19-26

Patterns of presentation of congenital scoliosis Mohanty & Kumar JOS 2000 (2) 33-37

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is present in 2 to 4 percent of children between 10 and 16 years of age. It is defined as a lateral curvature of the spine greater than 10 degrees accompanied by vertebral rotation. It is thought to be a multigene dominant condition with variable phenotypic expression....

Objective: to review general concepts about scoliosis, osteochondritis, growing pains, back pain, and corrective shoes, since these problems are frequently reported by adolescents.
Eduardo S.T. Rocha,* Ailton C.S. Pedreira* J Pediatr (Rio J) 2001; 77 (Supl. 2): S225-S233 full text

Curve characteristics in monozygotic twins with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: 3 new twin pairs and a review of the literature Authors: Lodewijk W. van Rhijn; Edwin J. P. Jansen; Chris M. T. Plasmans; Ben E. E. M. J. Veraart DOI: 10.1080/000164701317269058 Publication Frequency: 6 issues per year Published in:...

Acta Orthop Scand. 2001 Dec;72(6):621-5. Curve characteristics in monozygotic twins with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: 3 new twin pairs and a review of the literature.van Rhijn LW, Jansen EJ, Plasmans CM, Veraart BE. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. lvr@sort.azm.nl Most authors state that there is strong evidence for a...

Useful review of methods of diagnosis and monitoring from OrthoScan, promoting "Ortelius" an OrthoScan "radiation free device for the diagnosis and monitoring of spinal deformities".
Dalia Dickman & Oren Caspi Orthoscan Clinical Application Notes Feb 2001

The timing of spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Mohanty et al JOS 2001 9(2) 7-14

Acta Orthop Scand. 2001 Dec;72(6):615-20. Treatment of idiopathic scoliosis with CD-instrumentation: lumbar pedicle screws versus laminar hooks in 66 patients.Wimmer C, Gluch H, Nogler M, Walochnik N. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Austria. We studied whether the pedicle screw is better than laminar hooks for fixation of the lumbar...

Changes in curve pattern after brace treatment for idiopathic scoliosis Authors: Lodewijk W. Van Rhijn; Chris M. T. Plasmans; Ben E. E. M. J. Veraart Published in: Acta Orthopaedica, Volume 73, Issue 3 June 2002 , pages 277 - 281
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We studied whether thoracic Boston brace...

Acta Orthop Scand. 2002 Jun;73(3):277-81. Links Changes in curve pattern after brace treatment for idiopathic scoliosis.van Rhijn LW, Plasmans CM, Veraart BE. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. lvr@sort.azm.nl We studied whether thoracic Boston brace treatment changes the King type of scoliotic curves in a group of 50 patients...

Conclusion. Early decompression of Chiari I malformation with syringomyelia and scoliosis resulted in improvement or stabilization of the spinal deformity in 5 cases. Each of these patients underwent decompression before 8 years of age and before the curve was severe. However, this series represents a few patients demonstrating this trend, and further follow-up and investigation are warranted....

Modified unit rod technique in scoliosis surgery--a case report Authors: Zoltán Csernátony; Levente Gáspár; Zoltán Jónás; Kálmán Szepesi Acta Orthopaedica, Volume 73, Issue 4 August 2002 , pages 481 - 482 Full text available

Acta Orthop Scand. 2002 Aug;73(4):481-2. Modified unit rod technique in scoliosis surgery--a case report.Csernátony Z, Gáspár L, Jónás Z, Szepesi K. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center, Hungary.