Entries by Utenza Editor

Machine learning algorithms for predicting future curve using first and second visit data in female adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

13 March 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

Shuhei Ohyama, Satoshi Maki, Toshiaki Kotani, Yosuke Ogata, Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Yasushi Iijima, Tsutomu Akazawa, Kazuhide Inage, Yasuhiro Shiga, Masahiro Inoue, Takahito Arai, Noriyasu Toshi, Soichiro Tokeshi, Kohei Okuyama, Susumu Tashiro, Noritaka Suzuki, Yawara Eguchi, Sumihisa Orita, Shohei Minami, Seiji Ohtori Eur Spine. 2025 Feb 4.doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-08680-9. Online ahead of print. Abstract Purpose: This study was designed to develop a machine learning (ML) model that predicts future Cobb angle in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using minimal […]

Is scoliosis harmed by high-impact sports?

6 March 2025 /0 Comments/in , /by

Periodically, ISICO launches the “Concorsetto,” an initiative in the form of a competition in which patients share their experience with wearing a brace, demonstrating that they can do almost anything: horse riding, dancing, rhythmic gymnastics, skating, and much more. This proves that sports and scoliosis are not incompatible. But what about high-impact sports? Can they […]

SEAS: A New Study Demonstrates Its Greater Effectiveness Compared to Other Methods

17 February 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

The SEAS approach, developed over 20 years ago by ISICO in Italy, has emerged as the most effective in reducing the Cobb angle, according to a significant meta-analysis recently published by Wang et al., “Comparative efficacy of six types of scoliosis-specific exercises on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis” (2024). This study […]

Validating rasterstereography to evaluate thoracic kyphosis in patients with Scheuermann’s disease

13 February 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

Ulysse Coneys, Anne Tabard-Fougère, Nathaly Gavira, Romain Dayer  Spine Deform. 2024 Nov 4. doi: 10.1007/s43390-024-00955-3. Online ahead of print Abstract Purpose: Evaluate the validity of rasterstereography compared to low-dose, biplanar spine radiography for assessing thoracic kyphosis (TK) angles in Scheuermann’s disease patients. Methods: This prospective study included all the Scheuermann’s disease patients consulting our clinic from 2016 to 2018. Recruited patients underwent two-dimensional […]

Degrees of curvature and height: is there a relationship?

12 February 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

Our patients’ questions are often opportunities to provide useful information to them and others. Francesco’s questions prompted us to examine the possible correlation between scoliosis, degrees of curvature, and height growth.  “Let me start by describing my particular experience: at the age of 17 and a half, in a skiing accident, I injured my patellar […]

Is the information provided by large language models valid in educating patients about adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? An evaluation of content, clarity, and empathy: The perspective of the European Spine Study Group

20 January 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

Siegmund Lang, Jacopo Vitale, Fabio Galbusera, Tamás Fekete, Louis Boissiere, Yann Philippe Charles, Altug Yucekul, Caglar Yilgor, Susana Núñez-Pereira, Sleiman Haddad , Alejandro Gomez-Rice, Jwalant Mehta, Javier Pizones, Ferran Pellisé, Ibrahim Obeid, Ahmet Alanay, Frank Kleinstück, Markus Loibl ; ESSG European Spine Study Group Spine Deform. 2024 Nov 4. doi: 10.1007/s43390-024-00955-3. Online ahead of print Abstract Purpose: Large language models (LLM) have the potential to bridge knowledge gaps in patient education and enrich patient-surgeon interactions. This study evaluated three […]

The spine lengthens while walking: our new study confirms a unique physiological phenomenon

20 January 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

A recent study conducted by the Polytechnic University of Milan in collaboration with our researchers and published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine under the title “The Spine Lengthens During Walking in Healthy Participants, with Age-Related Changes in Kinematic Parameters” has confirmed a previously observed phenomenon: the spine lengthens during walking compared to static standing posture. The study […]

SEAS: How it trains active self-correction

16 January 2025 /0 Comments/in , /by

Physical exercises, whether in a sporting or rehabilitative context, are motor actions repeated to improve a function or skill. This function may be as simple as muscle strength or joint mobility or as complex as balance or coordination. SEAS, our approach to scoliosis-specific exercises, was conceived with a different perspective compared to most other specific […]

Season’s greetings and happy 2025

18 December 2024 /0 Comments/in /by

For our seasonal greetings this year, we have chosen a fable written by a young friend, Alice, inspired by a quote from the writer and philosopher Albert Camus.We share with you this fable and the words from Camus’ novel Return to Tipasa, hoping that this new year will give us the strength to discover and nourish our own “Invincible Summer,” finding […]

What imaging does my AIS patient need? A multi-group survey of provider preferences

17 December 2024 /0 Comments/in /by

Jenny L Zheng, Ying Li, Grant Hogue, Megan Johnson, Jason B Anari, Maia D Regan, Keith D Baldwin  Spine Deform. 2024 Nov 4. doi: 10.1007/s43390-024-00995-9. Online ahead of print. Abstract Introduction: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a common diagnosis managed by pediatric orthopedic surgeons with nonoperative radiographic monitoring representing a cornerstone of treatment. Differences in practices and techniques for obtaining radiographic studies contribute to variation, […]