Scoliosis - References

Highlights	Symptoms	Surgery
Introduction	Diagnosis	Treatment for Adult Scoliosis
Causes	Treatment	Resources
Risk Factors	Managing Scoliosis	References
Prognosis	Braces

References

Schwab F, Dubey A, Gamez L, et al. Adult scoliosis: prevalence, SF-36, and nutritional parameters in an elderly volunteer population. Spine. 2005;30:1082-1085.

Baker RJ, Patel D. Lower back pain in the athlete: common conditions and treatment. Prim Care. 2005;32:201-229.

Cheung J, Halbertsma JP, Veldhuizen AG, et al. A preliminary study on electromyographic analysis of the paraspinal musculature in idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J. 2005;14:130-137.

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Ajemba PO, Ramirez L, Durdle NG, Hill DL, Raso VJ. A support vectors classifier approach to predicting the risk of progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed. 2005;9:276-282.

Weinstein SL, Dolan LA, Spratt KF, Peterson KK, Spoonamore MJ, Ponseti IV. Health and function of patients with untreated idiopathic scoliosis: a 50-year natural history study. JAMA. 2003;289:559-567.

Rahman T, Bowen JR, Takemitsu M, Scott C. The association between brace compliance and outcome for patients with idiopathic scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2005;25:420-422.

O'Neill PJ, Karol LA, Shindle MK, et al. Decreased orthotic effectiveness in overweight patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005;87:1069-1074.

Weiss HR, Weiss GM. Brace treatment during pubertal growth spurt in girls with idiopathic scoliosis (IS): a prospective trial comparing two different concepts. Pediatr Rehabil. 2005;8:199-206.