BACKGROUND Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis occurs between two and ten times more frequently in females than in males. The exact cause of this sex discrepancy is unknown, but it may represent a difference in susceptibility to the deformity. If this difference is attributable to genetic factors, then males with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis would need to inherit a greater number of susceptibili...

BACKGROUND Routine screening of scoliosis is a controversial subject and screening efforts vary greatly around the world. METHODS Consensus was sought among an international group of experts (seven spine surgeons and one clinical epidemiologist) using a modified Delphi approach. The consensus achieved was based on careful analysis of a recent critical review of the literature on scoliosis scr...

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is defined as a lateral and rotational curvature of the spine with an unknown origin. Scoliosis is diagnosed based on age of onset and clinical presentation. Physicians measure curve severity by Cobb’s angle, which is marked on an x-ray. Participation is sports, which require compressive and tensile forces on the spine increase risk of back-related injury, includ...

Improper postural alignment and trunk stability caused by idiopathic scoliosis may affect postural balance pattern during sitting. In this study, we conducted pressure data analysis for evaluation of postural balance in patients with idiopathic scoliosis by using pressure sensor system. Subjects were divided into three groups: a control group, scoliosis with left convex side of the curve group,...

BACKGROUND There is high risk in the correction surgery of pectus excavatum with scoliosis because of the lack of the correction mechanism of pectus excavatum with scoliosis. This study performed a comprehensive analysis about the impact that pectus excavatum had on scoliosis and elaborated its biomechanical mechanism in pectus excavatum patients with scoliosis. METHODS 37 pectus excavatum pa...

Although it is not easy to differentiate neuropathic scoliosis caused by neural axis abnormalities (NAAs) from idiopathic scoliosis for lack of neurological signs, neuropathic scoliosis caused by NAAs has some specific clinical findings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of neuropathic scoliosis caused by NAAs and to discuss the essential points of diagnosis and t...

In order to determine the epidemiology of adult scoliosis in the elderly and to analyse the radiological parameters and symptoms related to adult scoliosis, we carried out a prospective cross-sectional radiological study on 1347 adult volunteers. There were 615 men and 732 women with a mean age of 73.3 years (60 to 94), and a mean Cobb angle of 7.55 degrees (sd 5.95). In our study, 478 subjects...

A retrospective longitudinal radiographic study of patients with progressive scoliosis was conducted to determine the relative amount of wedging between vertebrae and discs as a function of progression of the scoliosis curve, cause of the scoliosis, and anatomic curve region. Posteroanterior radiographs of 27 patients with idiopathic scoliosis and of 17 patients with scoliosis associated with c...

BACKGROUND Osteoblastoma is a rare and benign tumor which requires early diagnosis and surgical excision. Scoliosis is a common presentation following osteoblastoma. It is considered due to pain-provoked muscle spasm on the side of the lesion. Few researches about osteoblastoma combined with severe scoliosis have been reported. CASE PRESENTATION A 14-year-old girl presents with progressive sc...

OBJECTIVES To describe and compare the distribution of spinopelvic parameters (SPP) in a Brazilian population with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) and neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS), and evaluate the association between pelvic incidence (PI) and lumbar lordosis (LL). METHOD Medical records investigation was performed. Sagital balance angles were measured in patients with neuromuscular and idiopathic...