BACKGROUND Incidence of complications and reoperations between pedicle screw (PS) and hybrid instrumentations (HI) are still controversial in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to compare overall complications, reoperations, and radiographic outcomes between the 2 constructs. METHODS Strictly followed the PRISMA 2009 guidelines...

Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) may manifest with heterogeneous patterns according to ethnic origins. The objectives of this study were to describe the influence of various Iranian ethnic origins on clinical measures in patients with AS. Methods: 0ne hundred sixty-three AS patients diagnosed by modified New York 1984 criteria were enrolled consecutively in a cross-sectional study. The ...

BACKGROUND In this study we intended to prove that being overweight has an unfavorable impact on the surgical treatment outcome of adult idiopathic scoliosis (AdIS). METHODS This is a retrospective study on the surgical treatment of seventy-one more than 30 years old (58 females and 13 males; mean age 42.9±12.2) idiopathic scoliotic patients with a minimum follow up of at least 2 years. The p...

BACKGROUND Radiological outcomes between anterior and posterior approach in Lenke 5C curves were still controversial. Meta-analysis on published articles to compare fusion segments and radiological outcomes between the two surgical approaches was performed. METHODS Electronic database was conducted for searching studies concerning the anterior versus posterior approach in Lenke 5C curves. Aft...

BACKGROUND Surgery treatment is usually required for spinal tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical efficacy and outcomes of anterior and posterior surgical approach in combination with debridement, bone grafting, and internal fixation. METHODS All patients with thoracic and lumbar tuberculosis who underwent either the anterior or posterior surgery in combination with ...

BACKGROUND Children commonly attend exercise programs to correct abnormal sagittal curvatures of the spine. The presence of generalized joint hypermobility (JH) is often disregarded during exercise planning. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of JH on the sagittal curvatures of the spine. MATERIAL AND METHODS The JH group included 38 girls and 37 boys aged 10-13 years with known...

Methods Sixty-one asymptomatic children (31 girls, 30 boys) aged 7-9 years (mean 7.9 ±0.8) were assessed once by one observer for the sagittal curvatures of the trunk: thoracic kyphosis (TK), lumbar lordosis (LL) and sacral slope (SS) first with digital photography and with Rippstein plurimeter. Statistical analysis was performed using paired Student t-test, Wilcoxon matched-pairs and Pearson c...

BACKGROUND: Severe kyphotic deformity in young children may have devastating outcomes when neglected. Halo-pelvic traction has been shown to be very effective as part of the treatment for severe kyphosis, but little is known about application this technique individuals. The aim case series was provide novel insights into surgical associated with halo-external fixator frame (HEFF) spinal patient...

OBJECTIVES To retrospectively assess the interreader reproducibility and reliability of EOS 3D full spine reconstructions in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). METHODS 73 patients with mean age of 17 years and a moderate AIS (median Cobb Angle 18.2°) obtained low-dose standing biplanar radiographs with EOS. Two independent readers performed "full spine" 3D reconstructions of...

Background. The state of the cervical spine in patients with Scheuermanns disease has still not been studied enough. This concerns magnitude lordosis norm and juvenile kyphosis both pre- postoperative periods, as well relationship these changes spinopelvic parameters. There is almost no information on correlation between development proximal transitional kyphosis.
 Aim study. To determine ...