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Is there an indication for surgery in patients with spinal deformities? - A critical appraisal.

The South African journal of physiotherapy | 2021 | Weiss HR, Nan X, Potts MA

[Degenerative adult scoliosis].

Acta ortopedica mexicana | 2015 | García-Ramos CL, Obil-Chavarría CA, Zárate-Kalfópulos B, Rosales-Olivares LM

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 4. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2024 Jan 4;25(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s12891-023-07152-9. Efficacy and safety of the orthopaedic manipulation techniques of the Lin School of Lingnan Region in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: protocol of a participant-and-assessor-blinded randomized controlled study. Hung HY(1), Kong WC(1), Tam TH(1), Leung PC(2),...

Early-onset scoliosis: current treatment.

Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR | 2015 | Cunin V

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 12. Surgeon. 2020 Oct;18(5):e7-e12. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2019.11.007. Epub 2020 Jan 10. Pedicle screw instrumentation with or without pelvic fixation in neuromuscular scoliosis: Outcome and complications in a series of 37 patients with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Stiel N(1), Özden J(2), Ridderbusch K(3), Moritz M(4), Kunkel P(5), Gulati A(6), Hagemann C(7)...

Cobb angle changes after standardized chiropractic intervention in 12 females with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with double major curve types: a retrospective review of patient records

Scoliosis | 2013 | Alan Woggon, Daniel Martinez

Efficacy and safety of the orthopaedic manipulation techniques of the Lin School of Lingnan Region in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: protocol of a participant-and-assessor-blinded randomized controlled study.

BMC musculoskeletal disorders | 2024 | Hung HY, Kong WC, Tam TH, Leung PC

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no competing interests. 5. J Orthop Surg Res. 2023 Jun 23;18(1):450. doi: 10.1186/s13018-023-03925-z. Saudi patients outcomes after surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Alzakri A(1)(2), AlMuhid F(3), Almousa N(4)(3), Aljehani M(3), Alhalabi H(3). Author information: (1)Department of Orth...

COVID-19 significantly impacted initial consultation for idiopathic scoliosis.

Spine deformity | 2024 | Pereira-Duarte M, Joncas J, Labelle H, Chémaly O

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 9. Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb. 1999 Nov-Dec;137(6):496-502. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1039378. [Thoracoscopic interventions in deformities of the thoracic spine]. [Article in German] Liljenqvist U(1), Steinbeck J, Niemeyer T, Halm H, Winkelmann W. Author information: (1)Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeine Orthopädie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. AIM O...

Who gets staged surgery in severe pediatric and adolescent spine deformity?

Spine deformity | 2024 | LaValva SM, Swarup I, Garg S, Yaszay B

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 16. Asian Spine J. 2022 Jun;16(3):315-325. doi: 10.31616/asj.2020.0649. Epub 2021 May 7. Feasibility of Single-Stage Posterior Passive Correction and Fusion Surgery for Congenital Scoliosis in Adolescent Patients Who Have Attained Skeletal Maturity. Chiu CK(1), Tan RL(1)(2), Gani SMA(1), Chong JSL(1), Chung WH(1), Chan CYW(1), Kwan MK(1). Author informatio...

Saudi patients outcomes after surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research | 2023 | Alzakri A, AlMuhid F, Almousa N, Aljehani M

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. 6. J Orthop Surg Res. 2008 Jul 9;3:26. doi: 10.1186/1749-799X-3-26. Staged surgical treatment for severe and rigid scoliosis. Yamin S(1), Li L, Xing W, Tianjun G, Yupeng Z. Author information: (1)Department of Orthopedics, The 1st Affiliated Hospital to...

Feasibility of Single-Stage Posterior Passive Correction and Fusion Surgery for Congenital Scoliosis in Adolescent Patients Who Have Attained Skeletal Maturity.

Asian spine journal | 2022 | Chiu CK, Tan RL, Gani SMA, Chong JSL

Conflict of interest statement: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. 17. Orthop Surg. 2022 Nov;14(11):3100-3110. doi: 10.1111/os.13396. Epub 2022 Sep 15. Treatment of Scoliosis with One-Stage Posterior Pedicle Screw System by Paraspinal Intermuscular Approach: A Minimum of Two Years of Follow-Up. Song Q(1), Leng J(2), Qu Z(1), Zhuang X(1), Wa...

Treatment of Scoliosis with One-Stage Posterior Pedicle Screw System by Paraspinal Intermuscular Approach: A Minimum of Two Years of Follow-Up.

Orthopaedic surgery | 2022 | Song Q, Leng J, Qu Z, Zhuang X

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 18. Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2014 Aug;28(8):960-4. [Surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar scoliosis with multi-segment lumbar spinal stenosis]. [Article in Chinese] Lan J, Tang X, Xu Y, Zhou T, Shi J, Cui Y, Xiang Q, Cai Z, Zhao Q, Yang X, Zhao C. OBJECTIVE: To explore the surgical indications, decompression and fusion method, and fusi...

Preoperative Halo-Femoral Traction With Posterior Surgical Correction for the Treatment of Extremely Severe Rigid Congenital Scoliosis (Cobb Angle >120°)

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | 2022 | Hongqi Zhang, Guanteng Yang, Chaofeng Guo, Ang Deng

Introduction: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of preoperative halo-femoral traction (HFT) with posterior surgical correction for the treatment of extremely severe rigid congenital scoliosis (>120°). Methods: We reviewed the records of all patients with extremely severe rigid congenital scoliosis (>120°) treated with preoperative HFT from 2010 through 2018. Radiographic...

Reliability of 2 Smartphone Applications for Cobb Angle Measurement in Scoliosis

Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery | 2021 | İsmail Emre Ketenci, Hakan Serhat Yanık, Özgür Erdoğan, Levent Adıyeke

The adult scoliosis.

European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society | 2005 | Aebi M

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 2. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2008;135:327-40. Lyon brace. de Mauroy JC(1), Fender P, Tato B, Lusenti P, Ferracane G. Author information: (1)Clinique du Parc, Lyon, France. www.sosort-lyon.net For the last 60 years, the impressive progress of the scoliosis surgery has hidden the development of the conservative orthopedic treatment. The stabilization of th...

Pedicle screw instrumentation with or without pelvic fixation in neuromuscular scoliosis: Outcome and complications in a series of 37 patients with a minimum 2-year follow-up.

The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland | 2020 | Stiel N, Özden J, Ridderbusch K, Moritz M

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Declaration of Competing Interest None. 13. Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb. 2005 Sep-Oct;143(5):539-43. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-836750. [Preoperative halo-traction in severe paralytic scoliosis]. [Article in German] Seller K(1), Haas S, Raab P, Krauspe R, Wild A. Author information: (1)Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Leipzig. Konrad.Se...

[The mono- and multisegmental ventral minimally invasive approach to the lumbar spine (OLIF) in lumbar deformities].

Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie | 2020 | Mehren C, Wanke-Jellinek L, Krenauer A, Korge A

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 15. Spine Deform. 2024 Mar;12(2):383-390. doi: 10.1007/s43390-023-00778-8. Epub 2023 Dec 13. Who gets staged surgery in severe pediatric and adolescent spine deformity? LaValva SM(1)(2), Swarup I(3), Garg S(4), Yaszay B(5), Gupta MC(6), Sucato DJ(7), Kelly MP(6), Samdani A(8), Lenke L(9), Boachie O(10), Cahill PJ(11)(12); Fox Study Group. Author informatio...

Prospectively collected surgeon indications for discontinuation of a lengthening program for early-onset scoliosis.

Spine deformity | 2020 | Murphy RF, Barfield WR, St Hilaire T, Smith JT

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 20. S Afr J Physiother. 2021 Oct 4;77(2):1569. doi: 10.4102/sajp.v77i2.1569. eCollection 2021. Is there an indication for surgery in patients with spinal deformities? - A critical appraisal. Weiss HR(1), Nan X(2), Potts MA(3). Author information: (1)Schroth Best Practice Academy, Neu-Bamberg, Germany. (2)Nan Xiaofeng's Spinal Orthopedic Workshop, Xi 'an, C...

Measurement of scoliosis Cobb angle by end vertebra tilt angle method

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research | 2018 | Jing Wang, Jin Zhang, Rui Xu, Tie Ge Chen

Spinal phantom comparability study of Cobb angle measurement of scoliosis using digital radiographic imaging

Journal of Orthopaedic Translation | 2018 | Ni Chung, Yi-Hong Cheng, Hiu-Lam Po, Wai-Kit Ng

Immediate effects of scoliosis-specific corrective exercises on the Cobb angle after one week and after one year of practice

Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders | 2016 | Karina Zapata, Eric C. Parent, Dan Sucato

How does pressure configuration affect Cobb angle during AIS brace casting?

Scoliosis | 2015 | Eric Chalmers, Doug Hill, Andreas Donauer, Melissa Tilburn

[Surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar scoliosis with multi-segment lumbar spinal stenosis].

Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery | 2014 | Lan J, Tang X, Xu Y, Zhou T

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 19. Spine Deform. 2020 Feb;8(1):129-133. doi: 10.1007/s43390-020-00048-x. Epub 2020 Jan 24. Prospectively collected surgeon indications for discontinuation of a lengthening program for early-onset scoliosis. Murphy RF(1), Barfield WR(2), St Hilaire T(3), Smith JT(4), Emans JB(5), Samdani A(6), Garg S(7), Sawyer JR(8), Pahys JM(6); Children’s Spine Study Gr...

The effect of a four-week intensive scoliosis-specific exercises programme on Cobb angle in subjects with idiopathic scoliosis: an 11 patient case series

Scoliosis | 2012 | E Maude, J Head, K Hobson

The effect of patient positioning during radiographs on the resulting Cobb angle measurements

Scoliosis | 2012 | M Siljander, P Knott, S Thompson, S Mardjetko

Can scoliosis follow up by surface topography (Biomod-L®) securely predict Cobb angle progression? Longitudnal study; preliminary results on 60 patients

Scoliosis | 2012 | M De Seze, G De Korvin

Scoliosis: discs and vertebrae. Cobb angle: friend or foe?

Scoliosis | 2010 | Ian AF Stokes

Cobb angle outcomes for adults scoliosis patients receiving a multimodal neuromuscular re-education based treatment: 18-27 month follow-up

Scoliosis | 2010 | Mark W Morningstar

Does bracing affect the quality of life of the patients with idiopathic scoliosis? Re-analysis of Cobb angle-matched subjects

Scoliosis | 2009 | T Maruyama, K Takeshita, T Kitagawa, Y Nakao

Lyon brace.

Studies in health technology and informatics | 2008 | de Mauroy JC, Fender P, Tato B, Lusenti P

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 3. Acta Ortop Mex. 2015 Mar-Apr;29(2):127-38. [Degenerative adult scoliosis]. [Article in Spanish] García-Ramos CL, Obil-Chavarría CA, Zárate-Kalfópulos B, Rosales-Olivares LM, Alpizar-Aguirre A, Reyes-Sánchez AA. Adult scoliosis is a complex three-dimensional rotational deformity of the spine, resulting from the progressive degeneration of the vertebral e...

Staged surgical treatment for severe and rigid scoliosis.

Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research | 2008 | Yamin S, Li L, Xing W, Tianjun G

7. Eur Spine J. 2025 Jul;34(7):2771-2780. doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-08884-z. Epub 2025 May 29. One-way self-expanding rods for early onset neuromuscular scoliosis: a two-year follow-up of an international cohort. Post AM(1), Gaume M(2), van Royen BJ(3)(4), Janssen E(5)(6), Lundine K(7)(8), Johnson M(7)(8), Neagoe P(9), Kruyt M(10)(11), Boissiere L(12), Kaleeta Maalu JP(13), Renke...

[Preoperative halo-traction in severe paralytic scoliosis].

Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und ihre Grenzgebiete | 2005 | Seller K, Haas S, Raab P, Krauspe R

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 14. Oper Orthop Traumatol. 2020 Jun;32(3):200-208. doi: 10.1007/s00064-020-00658-8. Epub 2020 Mar 16. [The mono- and multisegmental ventral minimally invasive approach to the lumbar spine (OLIF) in lumbar deformities]. [Article in German] Mehren C(1)(2), Wanke-Jellinek L(3)(4), Krenauer A(3)(4), Korge A(3)(4). Author information: (1)Wirbelsäulenzentrum, Sc...

[Thoracoscopic interventions in deformities of the thoracic spine].

Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und ihre Grenzgebiete | 1999 | Liljenqvist U, Steinbeck J, Niemeyer T, Halm H

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 10. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995 Sep;77(9):1362-9. doi: 10.2106/00004623-199509000-00012. Scoliosis in familial dysautonomia. Operative treatment. Rubery PT(1), Spielman JH, Hester P, Axelrod E, Burke SW, Levine DB. Author information: (1)Hospital for Special Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, New York City, USA. The results of op...

Scoliosis in familial dysautonomia. Operative treatment.

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume | 1995 | Rubery PT, Spielman JH, Hester P, Axelrod E

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 11. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2015 Feb;101(1 Suppl):S109-18. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2014.06.032. Epub 2015 Jan 23. Early-onset scoliosis: current treatment. Cunin V(1). Author information: (1)Service D'orthopédie Et Traumatologie Pédiatrique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant de Lyon, 59, boulevard Pinel, 69500 Bron, France. Electronic addre...

Posterior Spinal Fusion in Scoliosis: Indications, Technique, and Results

Orthopedic Clinics of North America | 1979 | Robert B. Winter

INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE COBB ANGLE IN SCOLIOSIS

The Lancet | 1979 | MichaelW. Whittle, Mervyn Evans