Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An in Depth Analysis and Historical Review

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An in Depth Analysis and Historical Review

Scoliosis, by its most basic definition, is a musculoskeletal deformity of the spine characterized by an observable lateral curvature [1]. The diagnosis known as Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) was first defined by John James in 1954 as he attempted to divide childhood idiopathic scoliosis into three peak periods of incidence. Adolescent onset was described as the appearance of scoliosis ...

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

BACKGROUND Scoliosis refers to deviation of spine greater than 10 degrees in the coronal plane. Idiopathic Scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity that develops in otherwise healthy children. The sub types of scoliosis are based on the age of the child at presentation. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) by definition occurs in children over the age of 10 years until skeletal maturity. ...

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and osteopenia).

INTRODUCTION Generalized low bone mass and osteopenia in both axial and peripheral skeleton in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) have been reported in literature. However, the exact mechanisms and causes of the bone loss in AIS are not identified yet. OBJECTIVE Therefore, this study examined the relationship between AIS and bone loss represented by: serum concentration of soluble receptor...

Melatonin and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Scoliosis seen in the chicken after pinealectomy resembles adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in man. It has been suggested that in both species, deficiency of the pineal hormone, melatonin, is responsible for this phenomenon. In nine patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and in ten age- and gender-matched controls, the circadian levels of serum melatonin and the excretion of urinary 6-hyd...