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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,...

Growth rates and the prevalence and progression of scoliosis in short-statured children on Australian growth hormone treatment programmes Gregory A Day1 ,3 , Ian Bruce McPhee1 , Jenny Batch2 and Francis H Tomlinson1 1Department of Surgery, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 2Department of Paediatrics and Child Health,...

High pressures and asymmetrical stresses in the scoliotic disc in the absence of muscle loading Adam R Meir1 ,4 , Jeremy CT Fairbank1 , Deborah A Jones2 , Donal S McNally3 and Jill PG Urban2 1Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oxford University, Oxford, UK 2Physiology Laboratory,...

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...

Review . Melatonin the "light of night" in human biology and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Theodoros B Grivas and Olga D Savvidou Orthopaedic Department, "Thriasio" General Hospital, G. Gennimata Avenue, Magula, 19600 Greece Scoliosis 2007, 2:6 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-6

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 ...

Postural effects of symmetrical and asymmetrical loads on the spines of schoolchildren Stefano Negrini and Alberto Negrini Scoliosis 2007, 2:8 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-8

SOSORT consensus paper: school screening for scoliosis: Where are we today? Theodoros B Grivas , Marian H Wade , Stefano Negrini , Joseph P O'Brien , Toru Maruyama , Martha C Hawes , Manuel Rigo , Hans Rudolf Weiss , Tomasz Kotwicki , Elias S Vasiliadis , Lior Neuhaus Sulam ...

Editorial. Scoliosis: a journal dedicated to multidisciplinary research on prevention, control, and treatment of scoliosis and other spinal deformities Hans-Rudolf Weiss Scoliosis 2006, 1:1 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-1 Published 31 March 2006 Abstract (provisional) Scoliosis is the brainchild of a dedicated group of researchers and clinicians. In September 2003 Dr....

Social acceptability of treatments for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a cross-sectional study Stefano Negrini1 and Roberta Carabalona2 1ISICO (Italian Scientific Spine Institute), Via Carlo Crivelli 20, 20122 Milan, Italy 2Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation ONLUS, Care & Research Institute, Via Capecelatro 66, 20148 Milan, Italy Scoliosis 2006, 1:14 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-14

'SOSORT consensus paper on brace action: TLSO biomechanics of correction (investigating the rationale for force vector selection)' M Rigo1 , S Negrini2 , HR Weiss3 , TB Grivas4 , T Maruyama5 and T Kotwicki6 for the members of SOSORT 1E.Salvá Institute. Vía Augusta 185....

Study of trunk asymmetry in normal children and adolescents Theodoros B Grivas , Elias S Vasiliadis , Georgios Koufopoulos , Dimitrios Segos , Georgios Triantafyllopoulos and Vasilios Mouzakis Orthopaedic Department, "Thriasio" General Hospital, G. Gennimata Av. 19600, Magoula, Attica, Greece Scoliosis 2006, 1:19 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-19

The direct cost of "Thriasio" school screening program Theodoros B Grivas , Elias S Vasiliadis , Christina Maziotou and Olga D Savvidou Orthopaedic Department, "Thriasio" General Hospital, G. Gennimata Av. 19600, Magoula, Attica, Greece Scoliosis 2007, 2:7 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-7