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 4 (2008), Issue 2 (February)

1. Flexible non-fusion scoliosis correction systems reduce intervertebral rotation less than rigid implants and allow growth of the spine: a finite element analysis of different features of Orthobiom.
   Eur Spine J, 17(2): 217-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. The change in ratio of convex and concave lung volume in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a 3D CT scan based cross sectional study of effect of severity of curve on convex and concave lung volumes in 99 cases.
   Eur Spine J, 17(2): 224-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Inter-trial and test-retest reliability of kinematic and kinetic gait parameters among subjects with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
   Eur Spine J, 17(2): 204-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Clinical effect of continuous corrective force delivery in the non-operative treatment of idiopathic scoliosis: a prospective cohort study of the TriaC-brace.
   Eur Spine J, 17(2): 231-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Lumbar disc degeneration below a long arthrodesis (performed for scoliosis in adults) to L4 or L5.
   Eur Spine J, 17(2): 250-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Pain and disability correlated with disc degeneration via magnetic resonance imaging in scoliosis patients.
   Eur Spine J, 17(2): 240-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Scoliosis correction with pedicle screws in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
   Eur Spine J, 17(2): 255-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Posterior fossa dimension and volume estimates in pediatric patients with Chiari I malformations.
   Childs Nerv Syst, 24(3): 329-336. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Assignment of two loci for autosomal dominant adolescent idiopathic scoliosis to chromosomes 9q31.2-q34.2 and 17q25.3-qtel.
   J Med Genet, 45(2): 87-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. The practice of physical and sporting activity in teenagers with idiopathic scoliosis is related to the curve type.
    Scand J Med Sci Sports. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Long-term safety of recombinant human growth hormone in turner syndrome.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 93(2): 344-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Scoliosis in Prader-Willi syndrome: Prevalence, effects of age, gender, body mass index, lean body mass and genotype.
    Arch Dis Child. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. The lumbar curve response to selective thoracic fusion in adult idiopathic scoliosis.
    Spine J. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Current application of thoracoscopy in children.
    J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 18(1): 131-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Spinal deformity and athletics.
    Sports Med Arthrosc, 16(1): 26-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. An analysis of noninstrumented posterolateral lumbar fusions performed in predominantly geriatric patients using lamina autograft and beta tricalcium phosphate.
    Spine J. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Analysis of low back pain in adults with scoliosis.
    Spine, 33(4): 402-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Complications of scoliosis surgery in Prader-Willi syndrome.
    Spine, 33(4): 394-401. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Outcome-based classification for assessment of thoracic pedicular screw placement.
    Spine, 33(4): 384-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Outcomes of posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation in patients with continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion pumps.
    Spine, 33(4): E94-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Deflazacort use in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an 8-year follow-up.
    Pediatr Neurol, 38(3): 200-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Late presentation of superior mesenteric artery syndrome following scoliosis surgery: a case report.
    J Med Case Reports, 2: 9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Trunk rotation and hip joint range of rotation in adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis: does the "dinner plate" turn asymmetrically ?
    Scoliosis, 3: 1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Long-term complications and quality of life in children with intraspinal tumors.
    Pediatr Blood Cancer, 50(4): 844-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Validating an imaging and analysis system for assessing torso deformities.
    Comput Biol Med, 38(3): 294-303. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. The vertebral body growth plate in scoliosis: a primary disturbance of growth?
    Scoliosis, 3: 3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. A novel mathematical model of the sagittal spine: application to pedicle subtraction osteotomy for correction of fixed sagittal deformity.
    Spine J, 8(2): 359-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Using a synthesis of the research literature related to the aetiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis to provide ideas on future directions for success.
    Scoliosis, 3: 5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Successful intraoperative spinal cord monitoring during scoliosis surgery using a total intravenous anesthetic regimen including dexmedetomidine.
    J Clin Neurophysiol, 25(1): 56-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Lactic acid and proteoglycans as metabolic markers for discogenic back pain.
    Spine, 33(3): 312-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Pulmonary embolism after adult spinal deformity surgery.
    Spine, 33(3): 301-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Does obesity affect surgical outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?
    Spine, 33(3): 295-300. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Infection after the surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: evaluation of the diagnosis, treatment, and impact on clinical outcomes.
    Spine, 33(3): 289-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Epidural abscess as a delayed complication of spinal instrumentation in scoliosis surgery: a case of progressive neurologic dysfunction with complete recovery.
    Spine, 33(3): E76-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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