The Effect of Concomitant Rib Deformity in Congenital Scoliosis on Spinal Curve Correction After Segmental Pedicle Screw Instrumentation.

Study Design: A single-center, prospective study.

Objective: To investigate the effect of rib anomaly on surgical curve correction outcome in congenital scoliosis.

Summary Of Background Data: The presence of rib anomalies may complicate surgical correction of congenital scoliosis.

The Role of Routine Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Ten Years Review.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Purpose: To determine the role of routine preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect the incidence and risk factors for intraspinal anomalies in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.

Overview Of Literature: The incidence and risk factors for intraspinal anomalies in patients with idiopathic scoliosis are controversial, and the indications for preoperative MRI in these patients vary among centers.

The influence of thermoplastic thoraco lumbo sacral orthoses on standing balance in subjects with idiopathic scoliosis.

Background: Idiopathic scoliosis patients have postural equilibrium problems.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess postural control in subjects with idiopathic scoliosis following a 4-month intervention in an unbraced position.

Study Design: Quasi-experimental.

Vertebral, rib, and intraspinal anomalies in congenital scoliosis: a study on 202 Caucasians.

Purpose: To investigate vertebral, rib and intraspinal anomalies in patients with congenital scoliosis and their association with each other

Methods: Clinical data and preoperative imaging studies of 202 Caucasians with congenital scoliosis operated on at an educational hospital within 6 years were reviewed for vertebral, rib, and intraspinal anomalies.

Results: Rib and intraspinal anomalies were present in 57.4 and 21.

Preservation of thoracic kyphosis is critical to maintain lumbar lordosis in the surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Restoration of the sagittal alignment is one of the fundamental goals in scoliosis correction surgery. Having an increase in popularity of segmental spinal instrumentation, thoracic kyphosis (TK) is often sacrificed to achieve frontal and axial plane correction. Patients with a Lenke type 1 deformity underwent selective thoracic fusion (lowest instrumented vertebra of T12 or L1) using corrective segmental spinal instrumentation (Hook-Rod) and were followed up for 2 years.