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Articles and Research Studies on Scheuermann's Disease

Below are links to abstracts for research studies done on Scheuermann's Disease, explanations of treatment options, and associated spinal deformities and other subjects.  Please don't hesitate to contact us here at the Scheuermann's Disease Fund should you find additional studies that should be added to this section.  Of course, any recommendations made in these documents are not made by anyone affiliated with the Scheuermann's Disease Fund and should be considered only after a full discussion with your treating physician.  Many thanks........

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General Topics on Scheuermann's Disease

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  • Abstract:  Curve patterns deserve attention when determining the optimal distal fusion level in correction surgery for Scheuermann's Kyphosis

(https://www.thespinejournalonline.com/article/S1529-9430(19)30126-3/fulltext?fbclid=IwAR1kIawTx1h1W3o-iRQR4zt31I1TZdzzLOXeN7Z0bVPwkBqG5aXh9RCdyUE)

ZHU, Weiguo ... ZHU, Zezhang

The Spine Journal (2019)

  • Abstract:  Selection of the Fusion Level in AS Kyphosis

(https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-981-13-6427-3_9?fbclid=IwAR1LZ1xjS2XXwUXNnu7DXr7QWwknrcsgX3L45qF4UcVKYspdkucVvwG8AtI)
Yao, Ziming ... Wang, Zheng
Surgical Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis Deformity (2019)

  • ​Abstract:  Combined idiopathic kyphosis and scoliosis. An analysis of the lateral spinal curvatures associated with Scheuermann's disease

(https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/abs/10.1302/0301-620X.67B2.3980523?fbclid=IwAR2d0Ydx2SQNBwVyaUvSjwV9Kc0ABOznfHTfpAEoUoM5Ilu-0igBneCg6_g)
Deacon, P ... Dickson, RA

  • Abstract:  The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume (2018)

Reduction of Scheuermann’s deformity and scoliosis using ScoliBrace and a scoliosis specific rehabilitation program: a case report
(https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpts/31/2/31_jpts-2018-288/_article?fbclid=IwAR0Ctul-jgp0uLXAPf7Dvw0hGZ_8sKVlEMK67GhnmBEZGG8V-HCV2b-JLR0)
Gubbels, Christopher M. ... Brown, Benjamin T.
Journal of Physical Therapy Science (2019)

  • Abstract:  Posterior-only correction of Scheuermann kyphosis using pedicle screws: economical optimization through screw density reduction

(https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00586-014-3472-y?fbclid=IwAR1KfxXM_WTItmLnnylaXt6PeqrfhV1kXfc9i5wjrcwTbIyX6sj4M7GWPuA)
Behrbalk, Eyal ... Boszczyk, Bronek Maximilian
European Spine Journal (2014)

  • ABSTRACT:  Scheuermann's kyphosis. The Portuguese technique of surgical treatment

(https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/abs/10.1302/0301-620X.77B6.7593112)
Ferreira-Alves, A ... Palma-Rodrigues, R
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume (2018)

  • ABSTRACT:  Combined anterior–posterior fusion with laterally placed threaded interbody cages and pedicle screws for Scheuermann kyphosis

(https://thejns.org/focus/view/journals/neurosurg-focus/14/1/foc.2003.14.1.11.xml)
Moquin, Ross R. ... Cooper, Patrick B.
Neurosurgical FOCUS (2003)

  • ABSTRACT: Posterior spinal fusion and correction of Scheuermann kyphosis

(https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00586-015-4008-9)
Mehdian, Hossein ... Stokes, Oliver M.
European Spine Journal (2015)

  • ABSTRACT:  HOW SPINOPELVIC PARAMETERS ARE AFFECTED AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR SCHEUERMANN’S KYPHOSIS.

DEMİRÖZ, Serdar ... ATICI, Yunus
Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery (2019)
http://cms.galenos.com.tr/Uploads/Article_30669/jtss-30-257-En.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2WPEbE8K5B3dB_ZTH5q-Pm0KUCeddJse9XcmTBCnh7Va1PkoIwWsv9JAo

  • ABSTRACT:  Objective Monitoring of Brace Wearing Time in Adolescents with Scheuermann’s Kyphosis.

Sharifi, Pouya ... Ganjavian, Mohammad Saleh
Asian Spine Journal (2019)
https://www.asianspinejournal.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.31616%2Fasj.2019.0008&fbclid=IwAR0zLww-pyxSZPKPYNaG8woHAblTjhNBa10vTjmU6ukn68Iujg_SHPR0YIs

  • ABSTRACT:  Sternoclavicular dislocation as a possible complication for surgical Scheuermann’s deformity correction: a case report.

do Brito, Joaquim Soares ... Fernandes, Pedro
European Spine Journal (2019)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00586-019-06132-9?fbclid=IwAR0BEUAjxwXH8nHms1WZ_IrdIc1AyCWvAtkD34ilC6GVjnanQlG3PYz3Qss

  • ABSTRACT:  SCHEUERMANN'S KYPHOSIS: COMPARISON BETWEEN THE POSTERIOR APPROACH ASSOCIATED WITH SMITH-PETERSEN OSTEOTOMY AND COMBINED ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR FUSION.

ni, Eduardo Frois ... Fontes, Bruno Pinto Coelho
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition) (2011)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255497115303293?via%3Dihub&fbclid=IwAR1ZM0PyX2zOY7XaJ1gvLKhwqt4xp3ALRk_ywm7kwUrmhKFqNQK7UZPCOFE

  • ABSTRACT:  Does surgery for Scheuermann kyphosis influence sagittal spinopelvic parameters?

Faldini, Cesare ... Greggi, Tiziana
European Spine Journal (2015)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00586-015-4253-y?fbclid=IwAR3azJzLzfGW1yvNBmgoUqwNQpp71Gucro2Rr8-9EU0NQJ3jH6EfHkcqGsE

  • ABSTRACT:  Sagittal Spinopelvic Parameters in Scheuermann's Kyphosis: A Preliminary Study.

Cahill, Patrick J. ... Samdani, Amer F. Spine Deformity (2015)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212134X14002822?via%3Dihub&fbclid=IwAR3BWPqKPHSSjLj5DWCVFKt3CsixhlhqVafsa62bqouw8gTLtFSE_YrAPEk

  • ABSTRACT:  Comparison of Anteroposterior to Posterior-Only Correction of Scheuermann's Kyphosis: A Matched-Pair Radiographic Analysis of 92 Patients.

Koller, Heiko ... Koester, Linda A.
Spine Deformity(2015)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212134X14002354?via%3Dihub&fbclid=IwAR35BNIA7yw-_8FUra5KReCDZyzvjEXjR5r6bBIK_70m58DB2ayBX2LZL5w

  • ABSTRACT:  The patterns of loss of correction after posterior wedge osteotomy in ankylosing spondylitis-related thoracolumbar kyphosis: a minimum of five-year follow-up

https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12891-017-1834-4
Qiao, Mu ... Wang, Bin
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2017)​

  • ABSTRACT:  Selection of distal fusion level in terms of distal junctional kyphosis in Scheuermann kyphosis. A comparison of 3 methods

http://www.aott.org.tr/en/selection-of-distal-fusion-level-in-terms-of-distal-junctional-kyphosis-in-scheuermann-kyphosis-a-comparison-of-3-methods-133519
Dikici, Fatih ... Domanic, Unsal
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica (2017)

  • ABSTRACT:  Experience With Combined Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Anterior Spinal Release and Posterior Spinal Fusion in Scheuermann’s Kyphosis

https://journals.lww.com/spinejournal/Abstract/2005/10010/Experience_With_Combined_Video_Assisted.9.aspx
Herrera-Soto, José A. ... Crawford, Alvin H.
Spine (2005)

  • ABSTRACT:  Comparative multifactorial analysis of the effects of idiopathic adolescent scoliosis and Scheuermann kyphosis on the self-perceived health status of adolescents treated with brace
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00586-006-0214-9
    Korovessis, Panagiotis ... Megas, PanagiotisEuropean Spine Journal (2007)

  • ABSTRACT:  Selection of distal fusion level in terms of distal junctional kyphosis in Scheuermann kyphosis. A comparison of 3 methods

http://www.aott.org.tr/en/selection-of-distal-fusion-level-in-terms-of-distal-junctional-kyphosis-in-scheuermann-kyphosis-a-comparison-of-3-methods-133519
Dikici, Fatih ... Domanic, Unsal
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica (2017)

  • ABSTRACT:  Body Mass Index in Adolescent Spinal Deformity: Comparison of Scheuermann's Kyphosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, and Normal Controls

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212134X15000386?via%3Dihub
Lonner, Baron S. ... Newton, Peter O.
Spine Deformity (2015)

  • ABSTRACT:  Acute Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome After Surgical Correction of Scheuermann Kyphosis

https://journals.lww.com/spinejournal/Abstract/2009/02150/Acute_Celiac_Artery_Compression_Syndrome_After.27.aspx

Daniels, Alan H. ... d’Amato, Charles R.
Spine (2009)

  • ABSTRACT:  Acute spinal cord compression in Scheuermann's disease

Ryan, MD ... Taylor, TK
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume (2018)
https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/abs/10.1302/0301-620X.64B4.7096412

  • ABSTRACT:  Posterior wedge osteotomy and debridement for Andersson lesion with severe kyphosis in ankylosing spondylitis

Liang, Yan ... Wang, Zheng
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research (2017)
https://josr-online.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13018-017-0556-5

  • ABSTRACT:  Septic Shock After Posterior Spinal Arthrodesis on a Patient With Scheuermann Kyphosis and Multiple Body Piercings

Tsirikos, Athanasios I. ... Subramanian, Ashok Sridhara
Spine (2011)
https://journals.lww.com/spinejournal/Abstract/2011/10150/Septic_Shock_After_Posterior_Spinal_Arthrodesis_on.25.aspx

A. M. Zaidman,1 M. N. Zaidman,2 E. L. Strokova,1 A. V. Korel ,1 E. V. Kalashnikova,1 T. V. Rusova,1 and M. V. Mikhailovsky1 (1Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Frunze Street 17, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia, 2Rambam Health Care Campus, 6 Ha’Aliya Street POB 9602, 31096 Haifa, Israel);
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2013/973716/?fbclid=IwAR1gNV8O1oBZPbjoy34RxkoDLcf63BxWsjhx2Da0OSRNmH1DVttlHDfV03s

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  • ABSTRACT:  Single position circumferential fusion improves operative efficiency, reduces complications and length of stay compared with traditional circumferential fusion. 
    Single-position lumbar surgery (SPLS) is a novel, minimally invasive alternative performed entirely from the lateral decubitus position.

https://www.thespinejournalonline.com/article/S1529-9430(20)31217-1/fulltext?fbclid=IwAR0q5RAu6KM-VmJodcEBjymb5hagpwqa7b5SQTEQiMjG6kyxP3aLJ3BuwDE

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Bracing

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Facet Injections

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Radiofrequency Neurotomy

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Spinal Pumps and Spinal Cord Stimulators

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Non-Narcotic Pain Reliever  - Ziconotide (or commercial name of "Prialt") Intrathecal Pain Drug

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Other Prescriptions with SD

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Other Related Information

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Surgery

*As a charitable fund with an extended reach of international contacts, we have been able to determine multiple reasons at various ages for surgeries due to Scheuermann's Disease.  It was thought at first that corrective surgeries were limited to patients only with severe deformities, typically in or near adolescence.  We know now that this is only a portion of the surgeries performed each year for patients with Scheuermann's Disease.  We are finding that a large number of adults (ages 35-55), many of whom were either never diagnosed or diagnosed too late in life for non-invasive treatments to be effective, are having surgeries due to the ancillary effects of the disease.  Adults with accentuated curvatures, but less than previously thought to be negatively impactful on the spine, are many times having significant spinal problems.  The secondary spinal issues include the early onset of degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, spinal osteoarthritis, bone spurs, compression fractures, spinal cord compression, as well as eating and breathing problems.

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Bone Growth Stimulators

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Stem Cell Therapy and Research

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