Introduction The authors present 15 cases of congenital scoliosis with lumbar or thoracolumbar
hemivertebra in children under 10 years of age (mean age at the time of surgery was 5.5 …

Purpose Posterior-only approach arthrodesis by all-pedicle screw instrumentation has a
correction rate similar to correction obtained by traditional combined anterior/posterior approach …

Purpose The Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Studies have estimated that low back pain is
one of the costliest ailments worldwide. Subsequent to GBD publications, leadership of the …

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is defined as a degenerative disorder showing a narrowing of
the spinal canal. The diagnosis is straightforward in cases with typical neurogenic …

The characteristics of scoliosis were investigated in a large cohort of children and adults with
Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS), analysing the role of age, gender, puberty, body mass index …

The surgical management of cervical instability in children is a challenging issue. Although
the indications for internal fixation are similar to those for adults, accurate pre-surgery study …

Objectives: The aim of this study is to provide new data on pediatrics spondylodiscitis for an
optimal clinical management of this site-specific osteomyelitis. Methods: We reported 48 …

Introduction The association of scoliosis and spondylolisthesis is well documented in literature;
the nature and modalities of the relationship of the two pathologies are variable and not …

Background Pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures (PSHF) are most common elbow
fractures among children and adolescents. While there is substantial agreement on treating type …

Purpose We present 120 patients (37 males, 83 females) affected by thoracic lumbar scoliosis,
treated by posterior instrumented arthrodesis with the insertion of pedicle screws by “free …