Background In North America, care recommendations for adolescents with small idiopathic
scoliosis (AIS) curves include observation or bracing. Schroth scoliosis-specific exercises …

Trunk images of children with scoliosis were examined to determine features that contribute
to the impression of trunk distortion. Twenty subjects with spinal deformity ranging from none …

Study Design. Retrospective cross-sectional assessment of the reproducibility and reliability
of radiographic parameters. Objective. To measure the intra-examiner and interexaminer …

Background The Cobb angle is proposed as the “disease process” outcome for scoliosis
research because therapies aim to correct or stop curve progression. While the Scoliosis …

Background Recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) support using physiotherapeutic
scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE) for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). All RCTs …

Methods: Sections of spinal ligaments were labeled with a fluorescent antibody against
neurofliament proteins and observed with a confocal microscope. Results. The ligaments were …

Study Design: This study used human cadaveric material to examine the three-dimensional
morphology and biomechanics of the superior and lateral costotransverse ligaments and the …

There is considerable controversy regarding the effectiveness of orthotic treatment for patients
with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Most researchers believe that, to be effective, the …

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional spinal deformity. Brace treatment
is a common non-surgical treatment, intended to prevent progression (worsening) of the …

The use of mature porcine and immature bovine spines as models for the assessment of
spinal fracture instrumentation is commonplace. By comparing the load‐displacement …