Publications by authors named "Wee Jieh Wang"
Background Context: The widths of medial and lateral pedicle walls in the normal spine of middle-aged and elderly adults have been investigated and these studies found that the medial pedicle wall was thicker than the lateral pedicle wall. However, none had evaluated the widths of medial and lateral pedicle walls on adolescent or young adult scoliotic spines.
Purpose: This study aims to identify the distribution and variation of medial and lateral pedicle wall widths throughout the different vertebral levels of the scoliotic spine and its differences according to age, gender, body mass index (BMI), maturity, curve types and curve severity in adolescent idiopathic scoliotic (AIS) patients with major thoracic curves.
Purpose: To compare the Boston brace and European braces using a standardised Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) inclusion criteria for brace treatment as well as consensus recommendations for treatment outcome.
Methods: This was a systematic review that was carried out using MeSH terminology in our search protocol in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Clinicaltrials.gov and Web of Science database between 1976 and 29th of Jan 2023.
Background Context: Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) have higher prevalence of abnormal or dysplastic pedicles.
Purpose: To investigate the prevalence and distribution of narrow dysplastic and fully corticalized pedicles in Asian AIS patients with major main thoracic curves.
Design: Retrospective study.