The relationship between trunk and spine deformity has yet not been well defined. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between clinical (contourometric) and radiographic methods of scoliotic deformity evaluation. Our second objective was to create mathematical formulas for calculating radiographic parameters based on defined correlations of multiple parameters. We did a st...

BACKGROUND: Children walking on their toes instead of with a typical gait, without evidence of an underlying medical condition, are defined as idiopathic toe-walkers. The prevalence of idiopathic toe-walking is unknown. METHODS: A cross-sectional prevalence study of 5.5-year-old children (n = 1436) living in Blekinge County, Sweden, was performed at the regular 5.5-year visit to the local child...

BACKGROUND To study motor ability at seven years of age in children treated for idiopathic clubfoot and its relation to clubfoot laterality, foot status and the amount of surgery performed. METHODS Twenty children (mean age 7.5 years, SD 3.2 months) from a consecutive birth cohort from our hospital catchments area (300.000 inhabitants from southern Sweden) were assessed with the Movement Asse...

Background For most scoliosis cases, the etiology is uncertain. It’s possible, however, that a certain number of idiopathic scoliosis cases could be classified by known vertebral spine pathologies. It’s been described in the literature that idiopathic scoliosis is related to dorsal hypokyphosis, but the existence of scoliosis in which this doesn’t happen has been proved. Scheuermann’s (SCH) dis...

Ocular motor tests performed on 14 patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis were normal. The vestibulo-ocular reflex tested in eight patients showed a significant high level in seven. It is suggested that this phenomenon is secondary rather than the cause of spasmodic torticollis.

Background In Japan, bracing is the only treatment which is considered as an effective conservative treatment for AIS. Therefore, therapeutic exercise for scoliosis does not pervade as a clinical approach for AIS. Only a few orthopaedists and therapists adopt Side Shift and Pelvic Hitch exercise. In general, clinical evidence regarding the effectiveness of specific exercise for preventing progr...

For the purpose of investigating the effect of an insole with a lateral wedge, we studied 30 patients (31 knees) aged from 46 to 78 years with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the knee for at least three years. The 18 knees treated with an insole (group I) were matched by age, gender, obesity index, area of lesion, femorotibial angle, stage, and clinical evaluation with 13 treated conservatively wit...

Methods Setting: outpatient tertiary referral clinic specialized in conservative treatment of spinal deformities. Participants: Inclusion criteria: idiopathic scoliosis; European Risser 0-2; 25° to 45° Cobb; age 10 years or more at start of treatment. Exclusion criteria were for both groups: secondary scoliosis and pathologies known to be possible causes of scoliosis, neurological, previous tre...

The optimal management of idiopathic clubfoot has changed over three decades. Recently there has been an enthusiastic embracing of the Ponseti technique with a move away from the traditional stretch and strap technique. The purpose of this 14-year comparative prospective longitudinal study was to directly assess the differences in results between these two treatment methods. Over the period of ...

OBJECTIVE: The correlation between pain complaints and the severity of the spinal curvature in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis remains controversial. The aim of this studywas to evaluate the presence and intensity of back pain in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients at different stages of the disease. METHODS: Sixty-four individuals participated in this study with scoliotic curves (Cobb ang...