Sökning: "adolescent idiopathic scoliosis"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
1. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis : A Deformity in Three Dimensions
Sammanfattning : Scoliosis is a complex three-dimensional deformity of the spine. Even though it has been known for centuries, treatment of the deformity has focused on correcting only in the frontal plane. LÄS MER
2. Adolescents' experiences of undergoing scoliosis surgery : psychological aspects and patterns of pain
Sammanfattning : Background: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) affects 1 – 3% of all children aged 10 – 16 years; of these approximately 80% are girls. Scoliosis surgery is a major (one of the most extensive) elective paediatric orthopaedic procedure and is known to cause severe and excruciating pain that requires advanced postoperative pain management. LÄS MER
3. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. The Role of Low Dose Computed Tomography
Sammanfattning : Continuous implementation of new operative methods for correction and stabilization of spinal deformities in young patients with AIS demands a detailed morphological analysis of the vertebral column. CT spine according to protocols available in daily clinical practice means high radiation dose to these young individuals. LÄS MER
4. Outcome of treatment for scoliosis. A multi-disciplinary follow-up at least 20 years after surgery or brace treatment in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with comparison to a matching control group
Sammanfattning : Introduction: The long term outcome of treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), with brace or surgery, has previously not been fully established.Aims: To evaluate the outcome in terms of radiological appearance, degenerative changes, pulmonary function and different aspects of health related quality of life at least twenty years after completed treatment. LÄS MER
5. Spinal mobility, muscle strength and function in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Different aspects on long term outcome
Sammanfattning : Introduction: The long-term physical function outcome in patients treated for idiopathic scoliosis (IS) during childhood and adolescence has not been fully explored. In addition, there is a lack of studies where different methods to measure pulmonary function are validated in patients with early onset scoliosis. LÄS MER