Scoliosis Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Scoliosis, including details on treatment, exercises, surgery, symtpoms.

Volume 3 (2007), Issue 11 (November)

1. Unilateral pedicle screws asymmetric tethering: an innovative method to create idiopathic deformity.
   J Orthop Surg, 2(1): 18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Neurophysiological detection of impending spinal cord injury during scoliosis surgery.
   J Bone Joint Surg Am, 89(11): 2440-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Non-neurologic complications following surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
   J Bone Joint Surg Am, 89(11): 2427-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Traction versus supine side-bending radiographs in determining flexibility: what factors influence these techniques?
   Spine, 32(23): 2604-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Effects of dorsal versus ventral shear loads on the rotational stability of the thoracic spine: a biomechanical porcine and human cadaveric study.
   Spine, 32(23): 2545-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Ube3a mRNA and protein expression are not decreased in Mecp2(R168X) mutant mice.
   Brain Res, 1180: 1-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Reliability of trunk shape measurements based on 3-D surface reconstructions.
   Eur Spine J, 16(11): 1882-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Newer technologies for the treatment of scoliosis in the growing spine.
   Neurosurg Clin N Am, 18(4): 697-705. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
   Neurosurg Clin N Am, 18(4): 575-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Histomorphological study of the spinal growth plates from the convex side and the concave side in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    J Orthop Surg, 2(1): 19. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Biomechanical simulations of the scoliotic deformation process in the pinealectomized chicken: a preliminary study.
    Scoliosis, 2(1): 16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. The use of thoracoscopy in the management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    Spine, 32(24): 2777-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Thoracolumbar deformity arthrodesis stopping at L5: fate of the L5-S1 disc, minimum 5-year follow-up.
    Spine, 32(24): 2771-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. The impact of perioperative complications on clinical outcome in adult deformity surgery.
    Spine, 32(24): 2764-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Neural complications in the surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    Spine, 32(24): 2759-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Progression of scoliosis in patients with spastic quadriplegia after the insertion of an intrathecal baclofen pump.
    Spine, 32(24): 2745-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Management of infection after instrumented posterior spine fusion in pediatric scoliosis.
    Spine, 32(24): 2739-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Proximal junctional kyphosis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after 3 different types of posterior segmental spinal instrumentation and fusions: incidence and risk factor analysis of 410 cases.
    Spine, 32(24): 2731-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Surgical rates and operative outcome analysis in thoracolumbar and lumbar major adult scoliosis: application of the new adult deformity classification.
    Spine, 32(24): 2723-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. The Spinal Appearance Questionnaire: results of reliability, validity, and responsiveness testing in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
    Spine, 32(24): 2719-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Improvement in quality of life following surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    Spine, 32(24): 2715-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Cross-cultural comparison of the Scoliosis Research Society Outcomes Instrument between American and Japanese idiopathic scoliosis patients: are there differences?
    Spine, 32(24): 2711-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Decreased circulating leptin level and its association with body and bone mass in girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    Spine, 32(24): 2703-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Association between IL-6 and MMP-3 gene polymorphisms and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case-control study.
    Spine, 32(24): 2700-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Prospective pulmonary function comparison following posterior segmental spinal instrumentation and fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: is there a relationship between major thoracic curve correction and pulmonary function test improvement?
    Spine, 32(24): 2685-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Computed tomography evaluation of pedicle screws placed in the pediatric deformed spine over an 8-year period.
    Spine, 32(24): 2679-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. The reliability of preoperative supine radiographs to predict the amount of curve flexibility in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    Spine, 32(24): 2668-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Efficacy of preoperative erythropoietin administration in pediatric neuromuscular scoliosis patients.
    Spine, 32(24): 2662-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Late spontaneous hemothorax complicating anterior spinal instrumentation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    Spine, 32(24): E730-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Development of scoliosis following intrathecally placed opioid pump for chronic low back pain.
    Spine, 32(24): E718-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in assessing lung function in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a pilot study of comparison before and after posterior spinal fusion.
    J Orthop Surg, 2(1): 20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Identification of a novel mutation in the PAX9 gene in a family affected by oligodontia and other dental anomalies.
    Eur J Oral Sci, 115(6): 427-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Factors predicting success and failure for cervical facet radiofrequency denervation: a multi-center analysis.
    Reg Anesth Pain Med, 32(6): 495-503. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Pentalogy of Cantrell: two patients and a review to determine prognostic factors for optimal approach.
    Eur J Pediatr, 167(1): 29-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. SOSORT consensus paper: school screening for scoliosis: Where are we today?
    Scoliosis, 2(1): 17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Patterns of postural deformity in non-ambulant people with cerebral palsy: what is the relationship between the direction of scoliosis, direction of pelvic obliquity, direction of windswept hip deformity and side of hip dislocation?
    Clin Rehabil, 21(12): 1087-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Posterior vertebrectomy in kyphosis, scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis due to hemivertebra.
    J Pediatr Orthop B, 17(1): 33-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. The Use of Fuzzy Logic to Select Which Curves Need to be Instrumented and Fused in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Feasibility Study.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 20(8): 594-603. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Comparison of effectiveness of Halo-femoral traction after anterior spinal release in severe idiopathic and congenital scoliosis: a retrospective study.
    J Orthop Surg, 2(1): 23. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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