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Open AccessMental health of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and their parents in China: a cross-sectional survey
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is an adolescent onset spinal deformity, which can negatively affect the mental health of these patients. But no studies about their parental mental health have been repor...
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Open AccessKyphoscoliosis with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: a case report and literature review
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by the triad of venous varicosities, capillary malformations and limb hypertrophy. However, KTS may rarely occur in combination with...
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Thoracic Spinal Deformities Affected Cardiopulmonary Function in Patients with Scoliosis
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Comparison of Cardiopulmonary Function in Patients with Congenital Scoliosis and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
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Growing-Rod Treatment Improves Nutritional Condition of Patients with Early-Onset Scoliosis
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Clinical manifestations and radiological characteristics in patients with idiopathic syringomyelia and scoliosis
To clarify the clinical manifestation and radiological characteristics of idiopathic syringomyelia (IS) and to investigate the relationship between syrinx and scoliotic curves in IS-related scoliosis patients.
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Open AccessRisk factors of perioperative complications for posterior spinal fusion in degenerative scoliosis patients: a retrospective study
Rare study has been conducted to detect risk factors of perioperative complications, which are closely related to preoperative status of the patients and surgical stress. The aim of this study is to detect the...
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Open AccessRadiographic characteristics in congenital scoliosis associated with split cord malformation: a retrospective study of 266 surgical cases
Vertebrae, ribs, and spinal cord are anatomically adjacent structures, and their close relationships are clinically important for planning better corrective surgical approach. The objective is to identify the ...
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Open AccessSurgical correction of hyperlordosis in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: A case report
Hyperlordosis is common in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), which cannot be controlled by bracing. While the surgical treatment is neither reported nor recommended in previous studies, we report ...
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Open AccessRadiographic evaluation of posterior selective thoracolumbar or lumbar fusion for moderate Lenke 5C curves
Posterior selective thoracolumbar or lumbar (TL/L) fusion with pedicle screw constructs for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has been studied in a few researches. However, few studies have discussed the i...
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Intra-operative MEP monitoring can work well in the patients with neural axis abnormality
To explain the intra-operative transcranial motor evoked potential (MEP) monitoring can work well in patients with neural axis abnormality (NAA).
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Prognostic value of intraoperative MEP signal improvement during surgical treatment of cervical compressive myelopathy
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the prognostic value of intraoperative improved transcranial motor evoked potential (MEP) after cervical cord decompressive surgery for cervical compressive mye...
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An analysis of thoracic cage deformities and pulmonary function tests in congenital scoliosis
To determine: (1) the relationship of thoracic cage parameters and preoperative pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in congenital scoliosis (CS) patients. (2) if patients with rib deformity have greater impairment...
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Open AccessComparison of posterior correction results between Marfan syndrome scoliosis and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis—a retrospective case-series study
The X-ray films of the patients with Marfan syndrome scoliosis (MSS) look like those with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). In literature, there are many reports on the correction results of AIS, while th...
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Risk factors of proximal junctional angle increase after selective posterior thoracolumbar/lumbar fusion in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
To analyze risk factors for an increase in proximal junctional angle (PJA) after posterior selective thoracolumbar/lumbar (TL/L) curve fusion in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
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Does intraoperative cell salvage system effectively decrease the need for allogeneic transfusions in scoliotic patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion? A prospective randomized study
To determine the safety and efficacy of intraoperative cell salvage system in decreasing the need for allogeneic transfusions in a cohort of scoliosis patients undergoing primary posterior spinal fusion with s...
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DNA methylation downregulated mir-10b acts as a tumor suppressor in gastric cancer
MicroRNAs act as tumor suppressors or oncogenes. The pathological roles of miRNAs in gastric tumorigenesis are largely unknown. Although miR-10b was identified as an miRNA deregulator expressed in gastric canc...
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Open AccessCongential scoliosis in Wilson’s disease: case report and review of the literature
Wilson’s disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism, which leads to the accumulation of this metal in liver, brain, cornea and kidney. Little is reported about spinal deformity associ...
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Lowest instrumented vertebrae selection for selective posterior fusion of moderate thoracolumbar/lumbar idiopathic scoliosis: lower-end vertebra or lower-end vertebra+1?
To determine fusion necessity to one level below lower-end vertebra (LEV+1) in selective posterior fusion of moderate thoracolumbar/lumbar (TL/L) idiopathic scoliosis.
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Open AccessPeritonitis caused by Ewingella americana in a patient with peritoneal dialysis: a case report
Peritonitis can happen in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. It is commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus, which is the basis of the empiric choice of antibiotics. Here we report a c...
