Background The current classifications of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) aim to guide
surgical decision making. However, variance exists within treatment recommendations and …

Study design Retrospective analysis of consecutive cases. Objectives To identify clinically
relevant three-dimensional (3D) sub-groups for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) …

Study Design: Prospective cohort study. Objective: Prospectively compare patient-reported
as well as clinical and radiologic outcomes after anterior or posterior surgery for right …

Background Major left thoracic (LT) curve is an atypical type in adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis (AIS) and showed independent clinical characteristics and natural history …

Background The advantage of considering the three-dimensional curve patterns, including
the patterns of the vertebral position and alignment, in classification of adolescent idiopathic …

Purpose Surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is very complex, involves
many critical decisions and modern instrumentation techniques, and offers multiple …

Study Design. Retrospective series. Objective. To delineate the efficiency of using Lenke
criteria during the decision of whether to include the proximal thoracic curve into …

Purpose There is no identified consensus for the curve magnitude at which an adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patient is indicated for posterior spinal fusion (PSF). We aimed to …

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a 3D spinal deformity affecting children between the
ages of 11 and 18, without an identifiable etiology. The authors here reviewed the available …

According to Lenke classification of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), patients with type 5
curve in which the structural major curve is thoracolumbar or lumbar curve with nonstructural …