Title page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Peer-Reviewed Extended Papers (Podium Presentation) -- Chapter 1. Genetics and Etiology -- Recent Advances in the Study of Candidate Genes for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Chapter 2. Growth and Metabolism -- The Role of Remodeling and Asymmetric Growth in Vertebral Wedging -- Chapter 3. Imaging -- Improvements in Three-Dimensional Back Contour After Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Simple Technique to Evaluate Thorax Asymmetry in Scoliosis: Clinical Usefulness to Assess Deformity and Mobility -- Non-Rigid Surface Shape Registration to Monitor Change in Back Surface Topography -- Application of 3-D Ultrasound in Assisting the Fitting Procedure of Spinal Orthosis to Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Design and Evaluation of an MRI Compatible Axial Compression Device for 3D Assessment of Spinal Deformity and Flexibility in AIS -- Using Ultrasound to Guide the Insertion of Pedicle Screws During Scoliosis Surgery -- Towards a Handheld Probe Based on Optical Coherence Tomography for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries -- 3D Visualization Tool for Minimally Invasive Discectomy Assistance -- Chapter 4. Biomechanics, Movement and Posture -- Rib Length Discrepancy in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Pre-Existent Vertebral Rotation in the Human Spine Is Influenced by Body Position -- Evaluation of Reducibility of Trunk Asymmetry in Lateral Bending -- Identifying the Best Surface Topography Parameters for Detecting Idiopathic Scoliosis Curve Progression -- Optimized Use of Multi-Functional Positioning Frame Features for Scoliosis Surgeries -- Finite Element Comparison of Different Growth Sparring Instrumentation Systems for the Early Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Biomechanics of the Intra-Operative Lateral Decubitus Position for the Scoliotic Spine: Effect of the Pelvic Obliquity -- Gait in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Kinematics, Electromyographic and Energy Cost Analysis -- Quantification of Global Intervertebral Torques During Gait: Comparison Between Two Subjects with Different Scoliosis Severities -- The Role of Posteriorly Directed Shear Loads Acting on a Pre-Rotated Growing Spine: A Hypothesis on the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Scoliosis -- An Integrated Procedure for Spine and Full Skeleton Multi-Sensor Biomechanical Analysis & Averaging in Posture Gait and Cyclic Movement Tasks -- Analysis of Postural Stability Following Posterior Spinal Fusion in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Prevalence of Spondylolisthesis in a Population of Gymnasts -- Chapter 5. Treatment -- Factors Affecting Distal End & Global Decompensation in Coronal/Sagittal Planes 2 Years After Fusion -- Super Hybrid Method of Scoliosis Correction: Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up -- Brace Prescription Patterns in Patients Referred to Orthopaedic Clinics for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) -- European Braces Widely Used for Conservative Scoliosis Treatment -- Biomechanical Analysis of Pedicle Screw Placement: A Feasibility Study -- Development and Initial Validation of a Disease Specific Outcome Measure for Early Onset Scoliosis -- Radiological and Clinical Outcome of Non Surgical Management for Pediatric High Grade Spondylolisthesis -- Developmental Spondylolisthesis: Is Slip Angle Related to Quality of Life? -- Other Presented Papers (Abstracts) -- Chapter 6. Genetics and Etiology -- 3D Spine Morphologic Differences at First Visit Between Non Evolutive and Evolutive Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Affected First-Degree Relatives Is a Risk Factor for Curve Progression in Subjects with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Elucidating the Roles for Chd7 and Chd2 in Zebrafish Spine Development -- Abnormal Melatonin Receptor Expression in Girls with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- The Role of Transcription Factor Pitx1 in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Heritability of Scoliosis in the Swedish Twin Registry -- Decreased Circulating Matrilin-1 Levels in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Abnormal Expression of Runx2, RANKL and Osteoprotegerin in Osteoblasts from Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Promoter Polymorphism of Neurotrophin 3 Is Associated with Curve Progression of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Case-Control Study in a Chinese Han Population -- Familial Kyphoscoliosis: Association with the IRX Homeobox Gene Family -- The Role of Tyrosine Phosphatase-x in the Etiopathogenesis of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Molecular Profiling of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of AIS Aetiology -- Chapter 7. Growth and Metabolism -- Porcine Scoliosis Model Based on Animal Growth Created with Non Invasive Offset Tethering -- Growth Modulation of the Thoracic Cage in a Fetal Ovine Model: A Feasibility Study -- Construction of Pubertal Growth Curve in Healthy Chinese Children -- Association Between Asporin, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2 and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Receptor Gene Polymorphism with Female Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- High Circulating Levels of Osteopontin Are Associated with Idiopathic Scoliosis Onset and Spinal Deformity Progression -- Relationship Between Compression Loading and Biochemical Composition of Swine Growth Plates -- Composition, Matrix Synthesis and Gene Expression Changes in Rat Tail Model of Intervertebral Disc Wedging Model of Scoliosis -- Response of Growth Plate Explants Under Static and Dynamic Loading: A Histomorphological Study.

Pathogenesis of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) in Girls. A Double Neuroosseous Theory Involving Disharmony Between Two Nervous Systems, Somatic and Autonomic Expressed in the Spine and Trunk: Possible Dependency on Sympathetic Nervous System and Hormones with Implications for Medical Therapy -- Chapter 8. Imaging -- Coupling 2D/3D Registration Method and Statistical Model to Perform 3D Reconstruction from Partial X-Rays Images Data -- 2D/3D Registration of Pre-Operative MRI Models with a Single Radiographic Image: Feasibility Study -- Is There Any Difference in Cortical Thickness in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Normal Controls? -- Can the MRI Signal Intensity Distribution Within the Intervertebral Disc Be Used to Analyze the Disc Pathology and Severity? -- Chapter 9. Biomechanics, Movement and Posture -- Comparisons of Trunk and Spine Deformity in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Intra-Operative Determination of the Three Dimensional Load-Displacement Behavior of Scoliotic Motion Segments -- Characterization of in Vivo Vertebral Growth Modulation by Shape Memory Alloy Staples on a Porcine Model for the Correction of Scoliosis -- Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis Spinal Range of Motion Compared to Age-Matched Controls -- Are There Posturographic Parameters, Which Could Predict the Progression of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? -- Vestibulomotor Activity in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Preliminary Results -- Evaluation of Finger and Hand Dexterity in Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Gender Difference of Curve Pattern in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with Small Curve Magnitude -- Chapter 10. Treatment -- Coupling Between Sagittal and Frontal Plane Deformity Correction in Idiopathic Thoracic Scoliosis and Its Relationship with Post-Operative Sagittal Alignment.

Clinical Effectiveness of School Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Large Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study -- Could Brace Treatment Influence the Flexibility and Curve Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? -- Influence of Bracing and Elastic Belt on Sagittal Profile in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Immediate Correction in Brace Treatment: How Much Is Needed to Obtain a Long-Term Effectiveness? -- Pedicle Screw Fixation Strategies of the Thoracic Curve in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) -- Converting the SRS-24, SRS-23 and SRS-22 to the SRS-22r: Establishing Conversion Equations Using Regression Modeling -- Classification of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Kohonen Self-Organizing Maps -- Does an Internal Thoracoplasty Prevent a Reassertion of Back Shape Deformity Following Spine Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Thoracic Scoliosis (AIS)? -- Poster Presentation (Abstracts) -- Chapter 11. Genetics and Etiology -- Study of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with Different Curve Magnitudes -- In Normal Girls and Boys, Body Mass Index (BMI) Subsets Reveal Energy Priority of Trunk Width Growth and in the Limbs of Boys: Central Mechanisms May Have Enabled Human Bipedalism Which, in Dysfunction, Predisposed Girls to AIS -- Chapter 12. Growth and Metabolism -- Systemic Gi Protein-Mediated Signal Transduction Impairment Occurs in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Disproportionate Endochondral-Membranous Bone Growth in Peripheral Bone of Girls with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis -- Modulation Role of Melatonin in Human Endochondral Ossification -- Expression and Significance of BMP-2 in Osteoblasts from Scoliosis Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type1.

Abnormal Endochondral Ossification in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Histomorphometric Study of Iliac Cartilages.