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 ...
To present the 2-year postoperative results of a prospective multicenter study comparing the use of anterior instrumentation with that of posterior multisegmented hook instrumentation for the correction of adolescent thoracic idiopathic scoliosis. Despite reports of satisfactory results, problems have been ...
This study aims to examine whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected the adherence to conservative AIS treatment. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is characterized by a lateral curvature of the spine of at least 10 degrees. Compliance rates in conservative treatments are influenced by various factor...
COVID-19TreatmentLate referralStudy design Retrospective comparative review. Objective The aim of this study was to determine the short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the demographic and clinical profile of new idiopathic scoliosis (IS) patients, with a particular focus on treatment and ...
SCOLIOSISPurpose: This study compares the rehabilitation adherence, physical activity (PA) levels, and quality of life (QoL) of individuals with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) during and before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Methods: This study included 74 individuals with IS between the ag...
COVID-19 pandemicPATIENT complianceCONSERVATIVE treatmentThis study aims to examine whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected the adherence to conservative AIS treatment. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is characterized by a lateral curvature of the spine of at least 10 degrees. ...
Point of View: Melatonin Levels in Idiopathic Scoliosis: Diurnal and Nocturnal Serum Melatonin Levels in Girls With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoli... The correlation of serum melatonin levels and curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, and the effects of melatonin therapy in scoliotic patie....
Purpose Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine. Orthoses are the most commonly used treatment material in AIS. However, the physiological and psychological problems that arise due to these orthoses' rigid structures prevent their use by patients. Due to...
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is the most common form of three-dimensional spinal disorder in adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18 years of age, most commonly diagnosed in young women when severe disease occurs. Patients with AIS are characterized by abnormal skeletal growth and reduce...
These results provide a basis for the creation of a clinical tool in the tracking and prediction of scoliosis progression in order to reduce the number of X-rays required. Keywords: adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; radiography; surface topography; predictive modeling Graphical Abstract...