Entries by Utenza Editor

Factors Influencing Optimal Bracing Compliance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Single Center Prospective Cohort Study

14 May 2024 /0 Comments/in /by

Tomoyuki Asadasa, Toshiaki Kotani, Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Yasushi Iijima, Kotaro Sakashita, Yosuke Ogata, Tsutomu Akazawa, Shohei Minami, Seiji Ohtori, Masao Koda, Masashi Yamazaki Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Apr 10.doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004997 Abstract Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To identify factors contributing to optimal bracing compliance in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Summary of background data: Poor brace compliance is a key factor affecting brace treatment success in AIS. Predictive factors […]

SOSORT 2024 : presented studies, news and comments

14 May 2024 /0 Comments/in /by

“This 2024 edition of the annual SOSORT conference, held in Boston, was also an opportunity for discussion, involvement, and growth. Every year, the level of research presented at SOSORT continues to rise, and we at ISICO are always at the forefront, commented Professor Stefano Negrini, Scientific Director of our Institute. SOSORT is undoubtedly the congress […]

Leaving for Boston

16 April 2024 /0 Comments/in /by

In a few days, our specialists will attend the international annual SOSORT conference, which will be held in Boston, USA, from May 1 to 4 (please visit the website to register for the event or to learn more about it).   ISICO will present a remarkable number of nine abstracts during the conference, two of which are Personal and Clinical […]

Development and validation of AI-based automatic measurement of coronal Cobb angles in degenerative scoliosis using sagittal lumbar MRI

12 April 2024 /0 Comments/in /by

Jasper W van der Graaf, Miranda L van Hooff, Bram van Ginneken, Merel Huisman, Matthieu Rutten, Dominique Lamers, Nikolas Lessmann, Marinus de Kleuver Eur Radiol 2024 Feb 21.doi: 10.1007/s00330-024-10616-8 Abstract Objectives: Severity of degenerative scoliosis (DS) is assessed by measuring the Cobb angle on anteroposterior radiographs. However, MRI images are often available to study the degenerative spine. This retrospective study aims to develop and evaluate […]

Rastereography vs 3D ultrasound imaging system: when should we choose one instead of the other?

12 April 2024 /0 Comments/in , /by

Let’s start with the thing they have in common: to lower radiation exposure. Indeed, these two methods, although unable to accurately reproduce the Cobb angle, were both created to reduce the radiation exposure of patients being monitored for spinal disorders, especially during pubertal growth. Non-invasiveness and absence of radiation exposure are huge advantages of these […]

Introduction to target trial emulation in rehabilitation: a systematic approach to emulate a randomized controlled trial using observational data

19 March 2024 /0 Comments/in /by

Pierre Côté, Stefano Negrini, Sabrina Donzelli, Carlotte Kiekens, Chiara Arienti, Maria G Ceravolo, Douglas P Gross, Irene Battel, Giorgio Ferriero,, Stefano G Lazzarini, Bernard Dan, Heather M Shearer, Jessica J Wong,; Participants in the 5th Cochrane Rehabilitation Methodological MeetingEur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2024 Feb;60(1):145-153.doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.24.08435-1. Abstract Rehabilitation providers and policymakers need valid evidence to make informed decisions about the healthcare needs of the population. Whenever possible, these decisions […]

Full-time treatment: no stress!

17 March 2024 /0 Comments/in , /by

We talk of “full-time treatment” whenever a brace needs to be worn round (or almost round) the clock, i.e., for 23 or 24 hours a day.  When patients with scoliosis are treated using a brace, it is not unusual to have to wear the device full time in order to effectively address severe curves (those […]

Let’s find out who is Giacomo Rizzolatti, the one who holds the Presidential Lecture at the next ISLLS conference.

17 March 2024 /0 Comments/in /by

“In every action, beyond what you do, the intention counts; the reason you do it— I take the glass—is the action. How I take it is crucial to understanding the intention. Whether to drink, to toast, or to throw it against my interlocutor”: These words are by Prof. Giacomo Rizzolatti, discoverer of mirror neurons and […]

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: is there a relationship between Risser staging and the proximal humerus ossification system?

17 February 2024 /0 Comments/in /by

Calcagni Julián, Davies Néstor Ricardo, Remondino Rodrigo, Tello Carlos A, Piantoni Lucas, Galaretto Eduardo, Arispe Juan Pablo, Noel Mariano Spine Deform. 2024 Feb 5. doi: 10.1007/s43390-023-00812-9.  Abstract Purpose: To evaluate whether there is a mismatch between Risser staging and the proximal humerus ossification system (PHOS); and to analyze the correlation in the skeletal maturity stages between the two humeral epiphyses. Methods: Data from patients aged 10 to […]

SOSORT Conference: Isico in the front row

17 February 2024 /0 Comments/in /by

Once again, ISICO receives the acceptance, in the form of an oral presentation or a poster, of all nine abstracts submitted for the next annual international conference SOSORT that will be held from May 1 to May 4 in Boston, United States. This is a reconfirmation with full marks for Isico, among the best researchers […]