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Scoliosis is the sideways curvature and rotation of the spine. Kyphosis, on the other hand, ref...
This section details the instrumented posterior spinal fusion surgery that is the mainstay surgical ...
What is fusion? How is spinal fusion achieved? Fusion is the procedure of stabilizing two or more...
Scoliosis can involve a single curve, however, double or triple curves may be observed. The traditio...
Which Method Should be Avoided to Prevent Children with a Short Stature? The “fusion”...
How is scoliosis treated with anterior spinal fusion? Anterior spinal fusion used to be popular f...
Treating Scoliosis Without Applying Fusion Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering for Idiopathic Scoli...
Formation and segmentation anomalies cause malformed vertebra and congenital scoliosis and/or kyphos...
Spinal fusion generally refers to instrumented posterior spinal fusion performed for adolescent...
Two new techniques and their modifications have been recently developed to achieve fixation of the s...
What are Spinal Injuries? Spinal cord injuries range in severity, from a simple soft tissue traum...
Scoliosis means sideways curvature of the spine. In addition, the spine rotates around itself. Wh...
What Causes Scoliosis? Scoliosis may be due to several underlying diseases. However, the most com...
Subtypes of idiopathic scoliosis: Idiopathic scoliosis is categorized by the age at which it begi...
Certain physical changes indicate scoliosis. Yet, clinical examination is not enough to properly eva...
Clinical examination, radiographic analyses and health-related quality-of-life questi...
How are scoliosis radiographies obtained? Scoliosis is a three-dimensional deformity. A one-sided...
Is MRI necessary for Scoliosis? Spinal cord deformities can accompany almost all scoliosis s...
Scoliosis may assume various shapes and occur in different parts of the spine depending on the under...
In the treatment of scoliosis and kyphosis, bracing is applied to: Skeletally immature patient...
There are many types of “scoliosis braces” or “correction braces” ...
Bracing is used to prevent the progression of the curve. The main reason for bracing is not to ...
Is non-surgical treatment of scoliosis possible? Non-surgical treatment of scoliosis is possible ...
Surgical decision is typically based on the degree of the curvature. The main consideratio...
The affected part of the spine The presence of increased or decreased kyphosis Resi...
The type of surgery for scoliosis depends on many factors such as age, magnitude and type of curvatu...
The goal of both scoliosis and kyphosis surgery is to attain the maximum correction that c...
What is Spinal Fusion? The spine consists of bones named "vertebra". Strong connective ...
What is a Congenital Spinal Deformity? Just as organs of a fetus develop within the first three m...
Diagnosis and Follow-Up The diagnosis is first established with physical examination. Special X-r...
Is Brace Treatment Effective? One of the biggest differences between congenital and idiopathic de...
Early Onset Scoliosis vs. Adolescent Scoliosis Scoliosis occurring at an early age especially und...
What is the treatment of early onset scoliosis? Treatment options can be discussed in 3 groups: o...
Scoliosis due to a central or peripheral disorder of the nervous or muscular system is called neurom...
What is Kyphosis? What Causes Abnormal Kyphosis? The exaggerated curvature of the thoracic spine ...
First, you will not gain results by constantly telling children to “stand straight.&...
When you warn individuals with posture-dependent kyphosis, they can correct their kyphosis...
A growing number of patients complain about the poor posture and kyphotic appearance of their childr...
Adolescent scoliosis:Bending of the spine to the side, which occurs after onset of puberty but ...