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 4 (April)

1. Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis are not osteoporotic.
   Spine, 33(7): 802-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Forced lordosis on the thoracolumbar junction can correct coronal plane deformity in adolescents with double major curve pattern idiopathic scoliosis.
   Spine, 33(7): 797-801. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Surgical treatment of fixed cervical kyphosis with myelopathy.
   Spine, 33(7): 771-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Spinal growth modulation with an anterolateral flexible tether in an immature bovine model: disc health and motion preservation.
   Spine, 33(7): 724-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Two-stage (posterior and anterior) surgical treatment of spinal osteomyelitis due to atypical mycobacteria and associated thoracolumbar kyphoscoliosis in a nonimmunocompromised patient.
   Spine, 33(7): E221-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Lumbar interspinous bursitis (Baastrup disease) in a symptomatic population: prevalence on magnetic resonance imaging.
   Spine, 33(7): E211-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Segmental vessel ligation in patients undergoing surgery for anterior spinal deformity.
   J Bone Joint Surg Br, 90(4): 474-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Influence of dural opening on syringomyelia and scoliosis in patients with Chiari I malformations.
   J Neurosurg Pediatrics, 1(4): A357. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Retrospective review of pediatric cases of spinal cord transection in combination with multilevel spinal fusion.
   J Neurosurg Pediatrics, 1(4): A357. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Using triggered electromyographic threshold in the intercostal muscles to evaluate the accuracy of upper thoracic pedicle screw placement (T3-T6).
    Spine, 33(7): E194-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. A case report: bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from a rett syndrome patient are prone to senescence and show a lower degree of apoptosis.
    J Cell Biochem, 103(6): 1877-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Molecular characterization of a de novo ring chromosome 6 in a growth retarded but otherwise healthy woman.
    Am J Med Genet A, 146(7): 925-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. A family-based likelihood ratio test for general pedigree structures that allows for genotyping error and missing data.
    Hum Hered, 66(2): 99-110. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Revisiting metatropic dysplasia: presentation of a series of 19 novel patients and review of the literature.
    Am J Med Genet A, 146(8): 992-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. MR analysis of regional brain volume in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: neurological manifestation of a systemic disease.
    J Magn Reson Imaging, 27(4): 732-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Treatment of congenital scoliosis with single-level hemivertebrae.
    Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Friedreich's ataxia and scoliosis: the experience at two institutions.
    J Pediatr Orthop, 28(2): 234-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Intravertebral deformation in idiopathic scoliosis: a transverse plane computer tomographic study.
    J Pediatr Orthop, 28(2): 225-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Postural characteristics of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
    J Pediatr Orthop, 28(2): 218-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Fas ligand expression on human nucleus pulposus cells decreases with disc degeneration processes.
    J Orthop Sci, 13(2): 130-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Craniovertebral junction database analysis: incidence, classification, presentation, and treatment algorithms.
    Childs Nerv Syst. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Geometric variability of the scoliotic spine using statistics on articulated shape models.
    IEEE Trans Med Imaging, 27(4): 557-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Seat load characteristics in children with neuromuscular and syndrome-related scoliosis: effects of pathology and treatment.
    J Pediatr Orthop B, 17(3): 139-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. The diagnosis of autism in a female: could it be Rett syndrome?
    Eur J Pediatr, 167(6): 661-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. A case of infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy: connatal Seitelberger disease.
    J Child Neurol, 23(4): 418-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Changes of selenium, copper, and zinc content in hair and serum of patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
    J Orthop Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Facet asymmetry in normal vertebral growth: characterization and etiologic theory of scoliosis.
    Spine, 33(8): 898-902. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Comparison of dose from radiological examination for scoliosis in children among two pediatric hospitals by Monte Carlo simulation.
    Health Phys, 94(5): 471-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Abnormalities of vertebral formation and Hox expression in congenital kyphoscoliotic rats.
    Mol Cell Biochem, 312(1): 193-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Bloodless spinal surgery: a review of the normovolemic hemodilution technique.
    Surg Neurol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Familial relationships of normal spine shape.
    Stat Med, 27(11): 1993-2003. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. The use of fulcrum bending radiographs in anterior thoracic scoliosis correction: a consecutive series of 90 patients.
    Spine, 33(9): 999-1005. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Dual growing rod technique followed for three to eleven years until final fusion: the effect of frequency of lengthening.
    Spine, 33(9): 984-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Posterior only pedicle screw instrumentation with intraoperative halo-femoral traction in the surgical treatment of severe scoliosis (>100 degrees).
    Spine, 33(9): 979-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Computer-assisted surgical planning and image-guided surgical navigation in refractory adult scoliosis surgery: case report and review of the literature.
    Spine, 33(9): E287-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Intracranial hypotension following scoliosis surgery: dural penetration of a thoracic pedicle screw.
    Eur Spine J. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Disruption of chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 2 (CHD2) causes scoliosis.
    Am J Med Genet A, 146(9): 1117-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Surgical treatment of scoliosis: a review of techniques currently applied.
    Scoliosis, 3: 6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Tibial developmental field defect is the most common lower limb malformation pattern in VACTERL association.
    Am J Med Genet A, 146(10): 1259-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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