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What we want to obtain and avoid for our patients. SOSORT Consensus Paper 2005 (full text)

Three-dimensional easy morphological (3-DEMO) classification of scoliosis, part I Stefano Negrini1, Alberto Negrini1, Salvatore Atanasio and Giorgio C Santambrogio ISICO (Italian Scientific Spine Institute) Milan, Italy Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi IRCCS-ONLUS, Milan, Italy Department of Bioengineering, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Scoliosis 2006, 1:20 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-20

The three-dimensional easy morphological (3-DEMO) classification of scoliosis, part II: repeatability Alberto Negrini and Stefano Negrini ISICO (Italian Scientific Spine Institute), Milan and Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi IRCCS-ONLUS, Milan, Italy Scoliosis 2006, 1:23 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-23

A segmental radiological study of the spine and rib – cage in children with progressive Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis Theodoros B Grivas1 , Geoffrey R Burwell2 , Elias S Vasiliadis1 and John K Webb3 1Orthopaedic Department, "Thriasion" General Hospital, G. Gennimata Av. 19600, Magoula, Attica, Greece 2School of...

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: natural history and long term treatment effects Marc A Asher and Douglas C Burton Scoliosis 2006, 1:2 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-2 Published 31 March 2006 Abstract (provisional) Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a lifetime, probably systemic condition of unknown cause, resulting in a spinal curve or...

Association between adolescent idiopathic scoliosis prevalence and age at menarche in different geographic latitudes Theodoros B Grivas , Elias Vasiliadis , Vasilios Mouzakis , Constantinos Mihas and Georgios Koufopoulos Orthopaedic Department, "Thriasio" General Hospital, G. Gennimata Av. 19600, Magoula, Attica, Greece Scoliosis 2006, 1:9 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-9

Atlanto-axial rotatory fixation in a girl with Spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome Ali Al Kaissi1 ,2 , Farid Ben Chehida3 , Hassan Gharbi3 , Maher Ben Ghachem2 , Franz Grill4 and Klaus Klaushofer1 1Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at the Hanusch Hospital of WGKK and AUVA Trauma...

Biomechanical spinal growth modulation and progressive adolescent scoliosis – a test of the 'vicious cycle' pathogenetic hypothesis: Summary of an electronic focus group debate of the IBSE Ian AF Stokes1 , R Geoffrey Burwell2 and Peter H Dangerfield3 1Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont, Burlington,...

Clinical improvement and radiological progression in a girl with early onset scoliosis (EOS) treated conservatively – a case report Hans-Rudolf Weiss Asklepios Katharina Schroth Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre, Bad Sobernheim, Germany Scoliosis 2006, 1:13 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-13

Development and preliminary validation of Brace Questionnaire (BrQ): a new instrument for measuring quality of life of brace treated scoliotics Elias Vasiliadis1 , Theodoros B Grivas1 and Konstantina Gkoltsiou2 1Orthopaedic Department, "Thriasion" General Hospital, G. Gennimata Av. 19600, Magoula, Attica, Greece 22 Pediatric Department, Children's Hospital, "P.&A. Kyriakou",...

Evidence of a linkage between matrilin-1 gene (MATN1) and idiopathic scoliosis Lucio Montanaro1 ,2 , Patrizio Parisini3 , Tiziana Greggi3 , Mario Di Silvestre* 3 , Davide Campoccia1 , Simona Rizzi1 and Carla Renata Arciola1 ,2 1Research Unit on Implant Infections, Molecular Pathology...

Forces exerted during exercises by patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis wearing fiberglass braces Michele Romano1 ,2 , Roberta Carabalona2 , Silvia Petrilli2 , Paolo Sibilla2 and Stefano Negrini1 ,2 1ISICO (Italian Scientific Spine Institute), Via Carlo Crivelli 20, 20122, Milan, Italy 2Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation ONLUS,...

Indications for conservative management of scoliosis (guidelines) SOSORT guideline committee , Hans-Rudolf Weiss* 1 , Stefano Negrini* 2 , Manuel Rigo3 , Tomasz Kotwicki4 , Martha C Hawes* 5 , Theodoros B Grivas6 , Toru Maruyama7 and Franz Landauer8 1Asklepios Katharina Schroth...

Painful rib hump: a new clinical sign for detecting intraspinal rib displacement in scoliosis due to neurofibromatosis Andreas Gkiokas1 , Socratis Hadzimichalis2 , Elias Vasiliadis1 , Marina Katsalouli3 and Georgios Kannas2
Scoliosis 2006, 1:10
Spinal cord compression and associate neurological impairment is rare in patients with...

Physical exercises in the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis at risk of brace treatment – SOSORT consensus paper 2005 Hans-Rudolf Weiss* 1 , Stefano Negrini* 2 , Martha C Hawes* 3 , Manuel Rigo4 , Tomasz Kotwicki5 , Theodoros B Grivas6 , Toru Maruyama7 ...