Publications by authors named "H Labelle"
Study Design: Single-center, double-blinded, prospective crossover randomized controlled trial.
Objective: To clinically validate the efficacy of nighttime braces designed automatically by a generative design algorithm to treat idiopathic scoliosis (IS). The tested hypothesis was the clinical equivalence of immediate in-brace correction for the new automatically generated brace design versus a standard Providence-type brace.
Purpose: To identify the clinical phenotypes associated with the rate of progression while waiting for surgery and propose a classification scheme for identifying subgroups of patients to prioritize for surgery when long surgical delays are expected.
Methods: We reviewed the clinical and radiographic data of a prospective cohort of patients scheduled for IS surgery from 2004 to 2020 with a minimum 1-year wait prior to surgery. Candidate predictors consisted of age, sex, Risser sign, menarchal status, angle of trunk rotation, scoliotic curve type, and main Cobb angle at baseline when scheduled for surgery.
Introduction: Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, reduction of social activities and rapid adoption of telemedicine, decreasing face-to-face encounters seems to have negatively affected the timely Idiopathic Scoliosis (IS) referral with a spine specialist. We aim to document the progression of IS curves during COVID-19 pandemic reflected by the late presentation of patients at the initial visit with higher Cobb angles and to evaluate its influence on health-related quality of life scores.
Materials And Methods: All IS patients scheduled for surgery between April 2019 and September 2021 were recruited in a prospective cohort study.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the safety and effectiveness of a new method for correcting high-grade spondylolisthesis (HGS) in kids through formal reduction and circumferential fusion.
- It involved 29 children, and their results were measured using various radiographic analyses and quality of life assessments before and after surgery.
- The findings indicated a significant reduction in slip percentage and improvements in radiological measurements and overall quality of life, suggesting that the procedure is safe and beneficial for young patients with HGS.