Gait is one biological characteristic which has attracted strong research interest due to its
potential use in human identification. Although almost two decades have passed since a …

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a musculoskeletal disorder characterized as three-
dimensional (3D) deformity, and bracing is a common conservative treatment for AIS. Finite …

In decades of technical developments after the first surgical corrections of spinal deformities,
the set of devices, techniques, and tools available to the surgeons has widened …

Purpose Personalized modeling of brace action has potential in improving brace efficacy in
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Model validation and simulation uncertainty are rarely …

Surgical corrections of degenerative lumbar scoliosis and sagittal malalignment are
associated with significant complications, such as rod fractures and pseudarthrosis …

Background The efficiency of the braces designed for scoliotic subjects depends on
configurations and also magnitudes of the forces used to stabilize and correct scoliotic …

Background Scoliotic braces are the standard of curve for management of moderate spinal
deformities in pediatric patients. The effectiveness of this treatment method has been shown; …

Bracing is the most common treatment to stop the progression of adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis. Finite element modeling could help improve brace design, but model validation is …

Growth-preserving spinal surgery suffer from high complications rate. A recent bipolar
instrumentation using two anchoring points (thoracic and pelvic) showed lower rates, but its …

Posterior long-segment spinal fusion may lead to proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK). The
present study sought to identify the appropriate fusion levels required in order to prevent …