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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) aff ects 1–3% of children in the at-risk population of those aged 10–16 years. The aetiopathogensis of this disorder remains unknown, with misinformation about its natural history. Non-surgical treatments are aimed to reduce the number of operations by preventing curve progression. Although bracing and physiotherapy are...

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) represents a rare condition with a potentially detrimental impact on young patients. Despite vast clinical research and published treatment guidelines and algorithms, the optimal therapeutic choice for these patients remains highly controversial. While advocates of early surgery emphasize the benefits of surgical deformity correction with regard...

Learning Objectives:
* Describe the different forms of scoliosis
* Discuss the patient history and physical assessment of scoliosis
* Review the evaluation of scoliosis by radiographic and other imaging studies
* Explain the therapeutic options, including observation, bracing and surgical intervention Scoliosis: A straightforward approach to diagnosis and management Jason R. Smith, PA-C; Daniel M....

Conclusion Results indicate that in patients with neuromuscular scoliosis, acceptable amounts of curve correction can be achieved and maintained with posterior-only pedicle screw instrumentation without anterior release procedure.
Hitesh N Modi1* , Seung-Woo Suh1* , Hae-Ryong Song2* , Harry M Fernandez1* and Jae-Hyuk Yang ournal of Orthopaedic...

Infantile scoliosis usually is detected during the first year of life either by the parents or by the pediatrician during routine examination of the infant. Usually, a single, long, thoracic curve to the left is present; less often, a thoracic and lumbar double curve is noted. A child who is...

Scoliosis is one of the most commonly encountered pediatric spinal deformities. Knowledge of comorbid disorders associated with scoliosis is required in order to rule out other serious conditions. A thorough knowledge of the clinical scenarios associated with each of these disorders will help guide the pediatric practitioner in their work-up...

Conclusion. Analysis of patients with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) with high-risk progression treated with vertebral body stapling (VBS) and minimum 2-year follow-up shows a success rate of 87% in all lumbar curves and in 79% of thoracic curves <35°. Thoracic curves>35° were not successful and require alternative treatments.
Key words: vertebral...

Background Thoracic insufficiency syndrome represents a novel form of postnatal restrictive respiratory disease occurring in children with early-onset scoliosis and chest wall anomalies. Expansion thoracoplasty improves lung volumes in children with thoracic insufficiency syndrome; however, how it affects lung development is unknown.
Questions/purposes Using a rabbit model of thoracic insufficiency syndrome, we evaluated...

Objective. To identify the prevalence of lumbar scoliosis in adults ≥40 years old; to investigate relationships between scoliosis prevalence and 3 parameters (age, race, gender); and to determine any effect of those parameters on curve severity.
Conclusion. The prevalence of scoliosis in our patients ≥40 years old was 8.85% and was...