Degenerative disc disease has been implicated as a major component of spine pathology.
The current major clinical procedures for treating disc degeneration have been …

BACKGROUND: Complex loading develops in multiple spinal motions and in the case of
hyperflexion is known to cause intervertebral disc (IVD) injury. Few studies have examined …

Scoliosis is thought to progress during growth because spinal deformity produces
asymmetrical spinal loading, generating asymmetrical growth, etc. in a 'vicious cycle.'The …

Background: The intervertebral disc (IVD) has been implicated in the etiology and
pathogenesis of spine pain. Examination and treatment approaches directed at the IVD often …

Purpose Vertebral body tethering (VBT) has been reported as a safe and effective non-
fusion surgical technique for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, but the …

Study Design. Biomechanical analysis of muscle and spinal forces in a lumbar spine with
scoliosis. Objectives. To calculate spinal loading asymmetry and its dependence on muscle …

Background Our previous studies found disproportionate anteroposterior vertebral size is
associated with severity of the scoliotic curves in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) …

Background Early stages of scoliosis and spondylolisthesis entail changes in the
intervertebral disc (IVD) structure and biochemistry. The current clinical use of MR T2 …

Study Design. A retrospective radiographic study. Objectives. To investigate which
radiographic parameters correlate best to ultimate lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) …

Inadequate understanding of risk factors involved in the progression of idiopathic scoliosis
restrains initial treatment to observation until the deformity shows signs of significant …