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'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

The experience of brace treatment in children/adolescents with scoliosis Despina Sapountzi-Krepia1 ,2 , Maria Psychogiou1 ,2 , Darin Peterson2 , Vassiliki Zafiri3 , Eugenia Iordanopoulou1 , Fotini Michailidou1 and Anastassios Christodoulou4 1Nursing Department, Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 2Department of Nursing Science,...

The reliability of the Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire (BSSQbrace) in adolescents with scoliosis during brace treatment Christine Botens-Helmus , Rolf Klein and Carola Stephan Asklepios Katharina Schroth Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre, Korczakstr. 2, D-55566 Bad Sobernheim, Germany Scoliosis 2006, 1:22 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-22

The transformation of spinal curvature into spinal deformity: pathological processes and implications for treatment Martha C Hawes and Joseph P O'Brien Scoliosis 2006, 1:3 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-3 Published 31 March 2006 This review summarizes what is known about the pathological processes (e.g. structural and functional changes),...

Trunk asymmetry (TA) is a common phenomenon in children, but its incidence in juveniles is not known. The present cross sectional study reports TA in normal juveniles and provides data which describe the evolution of TA from early childhood to adolescence.
Theodoros B Grivas , Elias S Vasiliadis , Constantinos Mihas...

Trunk rotational strength asymmetry in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: an observational study Kevin L McIntire , Marc A Asher , Douglas C Burton and Wen Liu Scoliosis 2007, 2:9 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-9

Validity of the Walter Reed Visual Assessment Scale to measure subjective perception of spine deformity in patients with idiopathic scoliosis Sonia Pineda1 , Juan Bago2 , Carmen Gilperez1 and Jose M Climent3 1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain 2Spine Unit, Hospital Vall...

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