Study Design. A retrospective analysis of a prospective, non-randomized cohort dataset.
Objective. To cross-sectionally examine the prevalence of sarcopenia and the association …

Background The efficacy of brace treatment for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
remains controversial. To make comparisons among studies more valid and reliable, …

Background Factors influencing clinical course of brace treatment apply to adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients remain unclear. By making clear them, we may select suitable …

Background Although most idiopathic scoliosis patients subject to conservative treatment in
daily clinical practice, there have been no ideal methods to evaluate the spinal flexibility for …

Background Upper cervical spine instability is one of the most critical orthopedic problems
in patients with Down syndrome. However, arthrodesis of the upper cervical spine in these …

Discussion Chiari malformations, originally described by Hans Chiari in the late nineteenth
century, are regarded as a pathological continuum of hindbrain maldevelopments …

… Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Hideaki Hamanaka
and Takuya Tajima. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Hideaki Hamanaka, and all …

Background Several studies have shown an association between achieving decompression
of the spinal cord within a few hours and neurological recovery, even in patients with …

Purpose We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of 3D broadband inversion-recovery-prepared
ultrashort echo-time (3D IRP UTE) imaging for assessing ossification of the posterior …

Although it is not easy to differentiate neuropathic scoliosis caused by neural axis abnormalities
(NAAs) from idiopathic scoliosis for lack of neurological signs, neuropathic scoliosis …