Low-dose Dual-energy CT for the Pre-surgical Planning of Patients With Progression of Scoliosis...
ScoliosisThe aim of the study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of low-dose dual energy CT in the pre-surgical planning of patients with progression of scoliosis
Load During Sweep Rowing and the Influence on the Posture
Muscle HypertoniaPostural Scoliosis1 moreThe aim is to assess the influence of asymmetric training on the locomotor system in sweep rowers. To analyse possible changes objectively, the axial position of the hull will be assessed using Moiré topography, and the symmetry of foot loading will be monitored with a pedobarograph. Furthermore, the Visual Analog scale and Cluster of Laslett will determine whether an asymmetric load can provoke pain in the lumbar region or cause a blockage in the SI joint. In the experimental study, there will be three different groups of participants. Selected sweep rowers will make the first study group. The second group will consist of scull rowers, and the last control group will consist of people with no experience with rowing. The selected participants will undergo the first measurement at the turn of the spring and summer seasons when intensive preparation for rowing competitions begins, in which sweep rowers train mainly on water and asymmetrically. The measurement results in the three groups will be further compared with each other to evaluate whether statistically significant differences can be found.
Leg Length Discrepancy and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Clinical and Radiological Characteristics...
Leg Length InequalityScoliosis1 moreThe aim of this retrospective study is to present clinical and radiological features and their relationships for differentiating functional scoliosis due to LLD and LLD concurrent with AIS.
Hip and Knee Moments Normal and With Scoliosis
Scoliosis IdiopathicKinetic analysis appears to be useful in providing objective information regarding the gait abilities of scoliotic patients which is difficult to be observed in a clinical setting. Objective: the aim of the study was to analyze the hip and knee peak abductor moments during gait in subjects with idiopathic scoliosis.
The Prediction and Prevention of Disease by Using Big Data in Motion Analysis
Ankylosing SpondylitisAdolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis1 moreVariable patterns of gait disturbance can be found in patients with spine disease including the problems of gait initiation, freezing of gait, reduced balance and postural control, reduced step lengths, increased step times, and slow walking speed.
Prospective Study of Motion Preservation Evaluation Below Fusions of the Spine in Adolescent Idiopathic...
Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship of A) The distal fusion level B) The total length of fusion and the post-operative range of motion in the unfused vertebral segments below the fusion in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Surgical Treatment for Degenerative Scoliosis
ScoliosisKyphoscoliosisThe study aims to analyze the surgical treatment of low back pain due to degenerative kyphoscoliosis, already routinely performed on patients treated in Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, in terms of reduction of the pain and functional improvement. The comparison of back pain and functional ability before and after the surgical treatment will be performed by administering to the patients specific questionnaires (Visual Analog Score VAS, Oswestry Disability Index ODI, Quality of Life EuroQoL 5D). Questionnaires administration will be matched to a purely objective and radiological assessment according to international guidelines. A psychological analysis will be also performed in order to evaluate co-morbidity from this field, considering that the concept of "shared decision-making" for the therapeutic approach to low back pain requires the evaluation of all these parameters.
Is Pleth Variability Index (PVI) a Surrogate for Pulse Pressure Variations (PPV) in Pediatric Spine...
ScoliosisSpinal FusionSpine fusion is an involved procedure during which patients are at risk for significant intra-operative blood loss.This study will compare 2 ways of determining fluid status and response to fluid administration. One way is to measure the changes in the arterial wave form from the special IV that is usually placed in an artery (PPV). The second way is to use a non-invasive method of a finger probe that measures changes in the plethysmogram or the pleth variability index (PVI). No actual patient treatments will be based on these values during surgery.
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Mental Health
ScoliosisThe purpose of this pilot study is to determine the presence, frequency, and severity of mental health disorders amongst adolescents undergoing spinal surgery for scoliosis.
Temperament and Character Traits in Young Men With Idiopathic Scoliosis
Idiopathic ScoliosisThis study was designed to investigate whether the temperament and character traits of young men with idiopathic scoliosis differ from healthy individuals of the same age group and characteristics.