Diagnosis and Treatment of Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Orthopedics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editors
Interests: scoliosis; adult spinal deformity; neuromonitoring; cervical spine; biological age
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Scoliosis and other spinal deformities across pediatric, adolescent, and adult populations pose significant clinical challenges. Effective management requires a multidisciplinary approach combining surgery, conservative care, advanced imaging, and translational research. This Special Issue invites cutting-edge research on all scoliosis types—idiopathic, congenital, neuromuscular, syndromic, degenerative, early-onset, and functional.
We welcome original articles and reviews focusing on the following:
- Operative Management: Innovative surgical techniques, neuromonitoring, perioperative care, and long-term outcomes.
- Conservative Strategies: Advances in bracing (e.g., 3D-printed), scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE), and non-surgical care for early-onset or progressive scoliosis.
- Imaging & Diagnostics: advanced imaging techniques, 3D modeling, AI-assisted planning, and predictive tools for curve progression.
Key aims include the following:
- Illustrating advances in both surgical and non-surgical scoliosis treatment;
- Highlighting imaging and AI tools for improved diagnosis and planning;
- Encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration to optimize outcomes.
This Special Issue offers a platform for spine specialists, clinicians, and researchers to share innovations that will shape the future of scoliosis care. We especially encourage submissions on novel treatment approaches, surgical techniques, and outcome-improvement strategies.
Submit your manuscript to help advance scoliosis research and clinical care.
Dr. Anna Rienmueller
Dr. Kenny Yat Hong Kwan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- scoliosis
- spinal deformity
- adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
- early onset scoliosis (EOS)
- neuromuscular scoliosis
- adult spinal deformity (ASD)
- operative treatment
- spinal fusion
- neuromonitoring in scoliosis and deformity surgery
- perioperative risk factors
- conservative treatment
- bracing therapy
- physiotherapy scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE) and Schroth therapy
- spinal biomechanics
- scoliosis imaging
- low-dose radiation imaging
- artificial intelligence in scoliosis
- 3D modelling in spinal deformity including surgical planning
- predictive modelling in scoliosis progression
- biomechanics of spinal curvature
- growth modulation
- patient-reported outcomes in scoliosis treatment
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