In this study iliopsoas muscle strength was measured by portable dynamometer and it was explored to what extent independent predictors (age, body weight, body height and body mass index) affect iliopsoas strength in healthy subjects and in subjects with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The study population was consisted of 183 girls (90 healthy girls and 93 girls with adolescent idiopathic scol...

STUDY DESIGN Case controlled study. OBJECTIVE To explore the relative effects of body mass index (BMI) and the presence or absence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) on bone mineral density (BMD) as evidenced by Z-scores in adolescents. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Prior studies have identified adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis as having "osteoporosis" or "osteopenia," when only a s...

BACKGROUND The complex skeletal deformations that accompany Idioapthic Scoliosis pose a challenge to the clinician to non-invasively discriminate Idiopathic Scoliosis patients from children with no pathology. Therefore, the focus of this study is to non-invasively evaluate the position and amplitude of displacement of the pelvis, shoulders and thorax during quiet standing of Idiopathic Scoliosi...

Introduction Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine. While AIS can progress during growth and cause a surface deformity, it is usually not symptomatic. However, in adulthood, if the final spinal curvature surpasses a certain critical threshold, the risk of health problems and curve progression is increased. Braces are traditionally recommended to sto...

A genetic family study was undertaken by photofluorography of the first, second, and third degree relatives of 116 index patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The index patients were ascertained in the course of an epidemiological screening. The pattern of familial clusters and the recurrence risk related to the number of affected relatives and to the severity of the disorder in ...

OBJECTIVE To study the patterns of scoliosis seen in a major Spinal Unit in Saudi Arabia. METHODS Medical records of 192 Saudi patients with scoliosis seen between 1992 and 1997 at the Spinal Unit of the Riyadh Medical Complex (which is a major spinal unit in the Kingdom) were studied and analyzed and epidemiological data was collected. RESULTS Fifty nine percent of all cases of scoliosis w...

PURPOSE Reviewing techniques for non-invasive postural evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) based on information extraction from images based on computer methods. METHODS The Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE, ScieLo and PubMed databases were used, for the period 2011-2015. RESULTS 131 articles were found based on keyword of which 15 articles met the established eligibility cri...

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (A.I.S.) is a three dimensional deformity of the spine defined as a series of vertebral segments placed in extension, which deflect and axially rotate towards the same side. It represents the combination of torsional regions joined by junctional zones. Established biological risk factors of A.I.S. are growth velocity and potential residual spinal growth assessed ...

BACKGROUND Aesthetics is a main goal of both conservative and surgical treatments in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Previously, we developed and validated a clinical scale - the Aesthetic Index (AI)--in order to measure aesthetic impairment and changes during treatment. AIM To verify the efficacy of bracing on aesthetics in AIS. STUDY DESIGN Prospective Cohort Study. POPULATION Th...

BACKGROUND Since the time of Paul Harrington numerous implants have been introduced for correction of scoliosis, but none are ideal. Newer devices are very expensive, and in our country some patients cannot afford them. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the results of the Harrington rod (HR) device and the newer Cotrel-Dubousset (CD) device in treatment of adolescent idiopathic ...