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Index of Pathology > Deformity

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treated with a Posterior All-Pedicle Screw Construct

A Case Study of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis by Dr. Lenke.

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.

Clinical Analysis of 102 Patients with Spondylolisthesis

This retrospective analysis was conducted to determine the efficacy of posterior lumbar interbody fusion combined with transpedicular screw fixation in a group of patients treated for isthmic and degenerative spondylolisthesis.

Complex Pediatric Thoracolumbar Spinal Deformity: Neurosurgical Management

Surgical management of complex pediatric spinal deformity is increasingly performed by neurosurgeons.

Correction of Chronic Progressive Cervical Deformity: An Assessment of 74 Consecutive Cases

Seventy–four consecutive operated cases of subaxial kyphosis and collapse at three to six vertebral levels treated over a five year period (1993–1998) are presented.

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

Platelet Calmodulin Levels in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS): A Predictor of Curve Progression and Severity?

To determine whether serial platelet calmodulin levels correlate with curve progression and severity in patients with AIS over a period of time during growth.