Tag: idiopathic scoliosis
Long-term curve progression of idiopathic scoliosis: 40-year follow-up
In idiopathic scoliosis (IS) patients, long-term curve progression for curves between 30 and 50° at skeletal maturity is both substantial and comparable to curves...
BASS 2022: Non-fusion anterior scoliosis correction in skeletally mature children a...
Non-fusion anterior scoliosis correction (NFASC) as an alternative to fusion to stabilise progressive idiopathic scoliosis in skeletally mature children with double sided curve is...
Vertebral body tethering can help prevent fusion surgery of skeletally immature...
Vertebral body tethering (VBT) is a safe and efficacious technique in preventing skeletally immature idiopathic scoliosis patients from having fusion surgery, new research—published by...
Increased curve flexibility is ‘strongly associated’ with increased initial in-brace correction...
A recently published systematic literature review has suggested that increased curve flexibility is strongly associated with initial in-brace correction in patients with idiopathic scoliosis...