Background The International Scientific Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation
Treatment (SOSORT), that produced its first Guidelines in 2005, felt the need to revise them …

> Reported abnormalities of connective tissue, skeletal muscle, platelets, the spinal column,
and the rib cage are all thought to be secondary to the deformity itself.> Although no …

We have reviewed 185 articles published since 1966 to assess the scientific evidence for
methods of treatment for lateral epicondylitis of the elbow. Of the 185 articles, 78 discussed …

We are developing a new spinal implant system (SIS) without fusion (bone graft). This SIS is
made from two materials, metal and polyetheretherketone (PEEK) polymer. The Food and …

… De la Huerta F, Leroux MA, Zabjek KF, Coillard C, Rivard CH. Évaluation stéréovidéographique
de la géométrie posturale du sujet sain et scoliotique. Ann Chir 1998; 52:776–83. …

Study Design. In vitro assays were performed with bone-forming cells isolated from 41
patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and 17 control patients exhibiting another type of …

Methods: Three sheep vertebrae and one artificial object were reconstructed three-dimensionally
from computed tomography scan slices. At surgery, the surgeon's movements were …

A novel hydrogel, CHITOXAN TM (CH‐X), has potential as a vehicle for controlled drug delivery.
The hydrogel is obtained by complexation of two polysaccharides, chitosan and xanthan…

The purpose of this prospective observational study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the
Dynamic SpineCor brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in accordance with the …

Porous titanium‐nickel (PTN) implants represent an alternative to traditional intervertebral
fusion cages. Indeed, PTN materials possess interconnecting pores with cell capillarity …