Surgical Outcomes of Anterior Versus Posterior Fusion in Lenke Type 1 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Objective: To describe surgical results in two and three dimensions and patient-reported outcomes of scoliosis treatment for Lenke type 1 idiopathic curves with an open anterior or posterior approach.

Summary Of Background Data: Different surgical techniques have been described to prevent curve progression and to restore spinal alignment in idiopathic scoliosis.

Patients With Idiopathic Scoliosis Run an Increased Risk of Schizophrenia.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objectives: To investigate a possible linkage between idiopathic scoliosis (IS) and schizophrenia in an adolescent population.

Summary Of Background Data: There is an interesting link between schizophrenia and idiopathic scoliosis: schizophrenia is a disturbance of mental equilibrium, and scoliosis of physical equilibrium, both are multifactorial, genetically determined, start at a young age, and brain development is thought to play a role.

Anterior Spinal Overgrowth Is the Result of the Scoliotic Mechanism and Is Located in the Disc.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Objective: To investigate the presence and magnitude of anterior spinal overgrowth in neuromuscular scoliosis and compare this with the same measurements in idiopathic scoliosis and healthy spines.

Summary Of Background Data: Anterior spinal overgrowth has been described as a potential driver for the onset and progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).