Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), defined by an age at presentation of 11 to 18 years,
has a prevalence of 0.47% and accounts for approximately 90% of all cases of idiopathic …

Идиопатический сколиоз-тяжелая патология опорно-двигательного аппарата,
поражающая детей и подростков во всем мире. Заболевание встречается примерно у …

Objective Facet joints are crucial for spinal stability but develop premature osteoarthritis in
patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Here, we evaluated the association …

In scoliosis, most of the deformity is in the disc and occurs during the period of rapid growth.
The ring apophyses form the insertion of the disc into the vertebral body, they then ossify …

Introduction Multiple studies have analyzed the outcome after thoracic Vertebral Body
Tethering (VBT). The results seem reproducible with most studies reporting coronal …

Objectives The objectives of this study were to evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility
of a method for measuring freehand rod bending and to analyze the relationship between …

Purpose Pelvic morphology dictates the alignment and biomechanics of the spine. Recent
observations in different types of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis indicate that individual …

Scoliosis is a deformation of the spine that may have several known causes, but humans are
the only mammal known to develop scoliosis without any obvious underlying cause. This is …

Introduction: The role of the spinal muscles in scoliogenesis is not fully substantiated. Do
they act scoliogenic (inducing scoliosis) or counteract scoliosis in adolescent idiopathic …

Background Patients with degenerative spinal deformity often experience symptoms that
seriously affect their quality of life, such as low back pain and dysfunction. This study aimed …