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Spine
Podcast
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BRACING
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SURGERY for AIS
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Scoliosis - Adolescent (AIS)
What is scoliosis?
What are the age groups for Idiopathic Scoliosis?
What is the most common curve direction?
What is the definition of thoracic/ Thoracolumbar/ Lumbar curves?
How do you check abdominal reflexes?
What is the Singapore screening program for scoliosis?
What makes a successful screening test? - (DDH, Scoliosis)
What is the Adam's forward bending test? and the concurrent Scoliometer?
What do you report on the Scoliosis XR?
What are features of non-idiopathic curve? And thus want to do an MRI scan?
What are the definitions of the vertebrae and their purpose?
What are predictors for curve progression?
How do you assess remaining growth?
How is Cobb's angle measured?
How to differentiate flexible and structural curve?
How do you classify the AIS curve?
What is the treatment protocol?
Do we need routine Pre Op MRI?
What is the SRS (scoliosis research society) Criteria for bracing?
What is the recommended time in brace?
What must you communicate to the parents?
How do you assess the patient post bracing?
How do you assess the post bracing XR?
When do you stop bracing?
What is the goal of surgery?
When do you need surgery?
What levels do you fuse until?
What options of surgery/ approaches?
What do you know about Growth modulation?
What complications from scoliosis surgery?
What Pre op preparation?