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Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
A Case Study by Dr. Lenke of Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Case Discussion: 5-Year-old with Increasing Spinal Deformity
Behrooz Akbarnia, MD's discussion of Charles E. Johnston, MD's case about a 5-year-old male with increasing spinal deformity.

Case Study – Balloon Kyphoplasty: T1 Compression Fracture, Osteoporosis
Kyphon presents a case history about a male with prostrate cancer and accompanying back pain. The kyphoplasty procedure and results are detailed.

Choices for Surgical Correction of a Right Thoracic Curve in an Adolescent
We document choices of surgical procedures currently used in the treatment of right thoracic scoliosis by asking three internationally recognized authorities to present their approaches to the surgical correction of this problem.

Complex Pediatric Thoracolumbar Spinal Deformity: Neurosurgical Management
Surgical management of complex pediatric spinal deformity is increasingly performed by neurosurgeons.

Examination: 5-Year-old with Increasing Spinal Deformity
The patient's spinal deformity (kyphoscoliosis) was noted to be quite flexible with underarm suspension of the trunk.

Growing Spine Case: 5-Year-old with Increasing Spinal Deformity
Case about a 5-year-old male with an uncharacterized congenital myopathy presented for increasing spinal deformity.

Large Magnitude Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Anterior vs. Posterior Surgical Stabilization
Large magnitude adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has traditionally been treated operatively.

Options of Thoracic Idiopathic Scoliosis Fixation and Fusion
Options of Thoracic Idiopathic Scoliosis Fixation and Fusion

Pre-operative Images: 5-Year-old with Increasing Spinal Deformity
Preoperative images of a 5-year-old male with kyphoscoliosis.

Progressive Congenital Spinal Deformity
A case study on progressive congenital spinal deformity

Progressive Congenital Spinal Deformity - Figure 1
Figure 1 of case study entitled - Progressive Congenital Spinal Deformity

Progressive Congenital Spinal Deformity - Figure 2a
Figure 2a of case study entitled Progressive Congenital Spinal Deformity.

Progressive Congenital Spinal Deformity - Figure 2b
Figure 2b of case study entitled Progressive Congenital Spinal Deformity.

Progressive Congenital Spinal Deformity - Figure 3
Figure 3 of case study entitled - Progressive Congenital Spinal Deformity.

Surgical Treatment of Fixed, Unbalanced Adult Spinal Deformities
Case Study: Surgical Treatment of Fixed, Unbalanced Adult Spinal Deformities. K.H. Bridwell, M.D.

Transition Zone Syndrome: Iatrogenic Instability or Natural History?
A review of the plain radiographic record of a group of patients selected because of either clinical or radiographic evidence of transition zone syndrome.

VCFs and the Impact of Spinal Deformity
Studies show that among 210 women with acute back pain seen at an osteoporosis center, more than 50% presented with severe vertebral body collapse.