Scoliosis is the most common orthopedic disease in children, which often leads to disability. An urgent task of current stage development spinal deformity diagnostics search and introduction new available methods non-invasive safe diagnosis at early stages, since existing diagnostic can detect column three planes during scoliosis, however, they have a number limitations for use, either X-ray ra...

BACKGROUND Corpectomy is a frequently performed procedure for pathologies of the anterior spine including neoplasms, fractures, deformities, and osteomyelitis. Traditional approaches to the anterior thoracic spine and thoracolumbar junction are associated with significant perioperative pulmonary complications and morbidity. Posterior and posterolateral approaches minimize some of these complica...

STUDY DESIGN This study is a retrospective review of the initial enrollment data from a prospective multicentered study of adult spinal deformity. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to correlate radiographic measures of deformity with patient-based outcome measures in adult scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Prior studies of adult scoliosis have attempted to correlate radiographic a...

Scheuermann kyphosis is a structural deformity of the thoracic or thoracolumbar spine that develops prior to puberty and deteriorates during adolescence. There is limited information on its natural history but many patients are expected to have a benign course. Severe kyphosis can progress into adult life and cause significant deformity and debilitating back pain. Conservative treatment include...

Surgical Treatment of chronic Low Back pain syndrome from an aging spine traditionally focuses on fusion as the ultimate surgical means to eliminate debilitating back pain and sciatica.” A variety of painful degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine is treated surgically by translaminar decompression and fusion. Spine surgeons trained to perform fusions, with no training in endoscopic surgery...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The aim of the study is to present the technique of pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) of the seventh cervical vertebra (C7) for correction of rigid kyphotic deformity of the cervicothoracic junction (C/Th) in patients with severe ankylosing spondylitis (AS).. MATERIAL AND METHODS The PSO technique for correction of rigid deformity of the C/Th spine was used in five pati...