Does Capsular Closure Affect Clinical Outcomes in Hip Arthroscopy? A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: There is increasing concern of iatrogenic hip instability after capsulotomy during surgery. Greater emphasis is now being placed on capsular closure during surgery. There are no prospective studies that address whether capsular closure has any effect on outcomes.

Prevalence, Distribution, and Surgical Relevance of Abnormal Pedicles in Spines with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis vs. No Deformity: A CT-Based Study.

Background: A thorough understanding of pedicle morphology is necessary for pedicle screw placement. Previous studies classifying pedicle morphology, to our knowledge, have neither discussed the range of abnormal morphology nor correlated patient or curve characteristics with abnormal morphology to identify at-risk pedicles.

Methods: With the use of computed tomography (CT) images, we analyzed a total of 6116 pedicles from ninety-five patients without spinal deformity (forty-two females and fifty-three males) and ninety-one patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) (sixty-eight females and twenty-three males).

Scoliosis surgery in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis does not alter lung volume: a 3-dimensional computed tomography-based study.

Study Design: Retrospective study of surgically treated patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Objective: To determine the change in lung volume after the surgical correction of scoliosis using a volumetric reconstruction of lung volume from computed tomographic (CT) scans.

Summary Of Background Data: Previously published studies have shown that pulmonary function tests improve after scoliosis correction; however, these results are not consistent.

Minimally invasive scoliosis surgery: an innovative technique in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Minimally invasive spine surgery is becoming more common in the treatment of adult lumbar degenerative disorders. Minimally invasive techniques have been utilized for multilevel pathology, including adult lumbar degenerative scoliosis. The next logical step is to apply minimally invasive surgical techniques to the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).