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 5 (May)

1. A central hook-rod construct for osteotomy closure: a technical note.
   Spine, 33(10): 1149-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Surgical correction of scoliosis in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy using the unit rod instrumentation.
   Spine, 33(10): 1133-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Surgical treatment of adult scoliosis: is anterior apical release and fusion necessary for the lumbar curve?
   Spine, 33(10): 1125-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Postoperative ketorolac does not predispose to pseudoarthrosis following posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
   Spine, 33(10): 1119-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Perioperative outcomes and complications related to teaching residents and fellows in scoliosis surgery.
   Spine, 33(10): 1113-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients report increased pain at five years compared with two years after surgical treatment.
   Spine, 33(10): 1107-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Loss of spinal cord monitoring signals in children during thoracic kyphosis correction with spinal osteotomy: why does it occur and what should you do?
   Spine, 33(10): 1093-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Comparison of radiographic outcomes for the treatment of scoliotic curves greater than 100 degrees: wires versus hooks versus screws.
   Spine, 33(10): 1084-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Fusion rates after thoracoscopic release and bone graft substitutes in idiopathic scoliosis.
   Spine, 33(10): 1079-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis: the effectiveness of part-time bracing.
    Spine, 33(10): 1074-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Spontaneous lumbar curve correction in selective thoracic fusions of idiopathic scoliosis: a comparison of anterior and posterior approaches.
    Spine, 33(10): 1068-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Thoracoplasty in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    Spine, 33(10): 1061-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Prospective pulmonary function comparison of anterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: thoracotomy versus thoracoabdominal approach.
    Spine, 33(10): 1055-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    Lancet, 371(9623): 1527-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Spinal deformity after resection of cervical intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children.
    Childs Nerv Syst, 24(6): 735-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. The role of the autonomic nervous system in the etiology of idiopathic scoliosis: prospective electron microscopic and morphometric study.
    Childs Nerv Syst, 24(6): 731-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Muscle study in experimental scoliosis in rabbits with costotransversectomy: evidence of ischemic process.
    Eur Spine J, 17(5): 726-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Short fusion versus long fusion for degenerative lumbar scoliosis.
    Eur Spine J, 17(5): 650-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. A new system for measuring three-dimensional back shape in scoliosis.
    Eur Spine J, 17(5): 663-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Placement of pedicle screws in thoracic idiopathic scoliosis: a magnetic resonance imaging analysis of screw placement relative to structures at risk.
    Eur Spine J, 17(5): 657-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Postoperative pain management following scoliosis surgery.
    Curr Opin Anaesthesiol, 21(3): 313-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Segmental pedicle screwing for idiopathic scoliosis using computer-assisted surgery.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 21(3): 181-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. The successful short-term treatment of flexion-distraction injuries of the thoracic spine using posterior-only pedicle screw instrumentation.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 21(3): 192-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Bracing for neuromuscular scoliosis: orthosis construction to improve the patient's function.
    Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 3(3): 161-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. The Sforzesco brace and SPoRT concept: a brace to replace cast in worst curves.
    Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 3(3): 154-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Biomechanical action of a corrective brace on thoracic idiopathic scoliosis: Cheneau 2000 orthosis.
    Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 3(3): 146-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. The Lyon brace.
    Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 3(3): 139-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Milwaukee brace today.
    Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 3(3): 136-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. The Boston Brace and TriaC systems.
    Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 3(3): 130-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Night-time braces for treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 3(3): 120-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. A new concept for the non-invasive treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: the Corrective Movement principle integrated in the SpineCor System.
    Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 3(3): 112-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Bracing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis today.
    Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 3(3): 107-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. A study of the radiologic predictors of curve flexibility in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 21(3): 213-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Difficult thoracic pedicle screw placement in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 21(3): 187-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. A retrospective cohort study of pulmonary function, radiographic measures, and quality of life in children with congenital scoliosis: an evaluation of patient outcomes after early spinal fusion.
    Spine, 33(11): 1242-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Anterior arthrodesis with instrumentation for thoracolumbar scoliosis: comparison of efficacy in adults and adolescents.
    Spine, 33(11): 1219-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Influence of idiopathic scoliosis on three-dimensional thoracic growth.
    Spine, 33(11): 1209-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Acute hypomagnesaemia causing intra-operative lower limb movements in a paraplegic patient, despite full neuromuscular blockade.
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Trans-facet joint approach to pulsed radiofrequency ablation of the L5 dorsal root ganglion in a patient with degenerative spondylosis and scoliosis.
    Pain Pract, 8(3): 202-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Bracing patients with idiopathic scoliosis: design of the dutch randomized controlled treatment trial.
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 9: 57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Validity and reliability of active shape models for the estimation of cobb angle in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    J Digit Imaging, 21(2): 208-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. McCune-Albright syndrome.
    Orphanet J Rare Dis, 3(1): 12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. The effect of rigid versus flexible spinal orthosis on the clinical efficacy and acceptance of the patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    Spine, 33(12): 1360-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Autosomal dominant spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome: phenotypic homogeneity and genetic heterogeneity.
    Am J Med Genet A, 146(12): 1593-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Extreme phenotypic diversity and nonpenetrance in families with the LMNA gene mutation R644C.
    Am J Med Genet A, 146(12): 1530-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Specific exercises reduce brace prescription in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a prospective controlled cohort study with worst-case analysis.
    J Rehabil Med, 40(6): 451-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Estrogen cross-talk with the melatonin signaling pathway in human osteoblasts derived from adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients.
    J Pineal Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Spinal stability is improved by inducing a lumbar lordosis in boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: a pilot study.
    Gait Posture, 28(1): 108-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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