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Orthopaedic Surgery Center and Scoliosis Clinic
"Moe’s Textbook of Scoliosis and Other
Spinal Deformities," ed. 3. Bradford, DS, Lonstein JE, Moe JH, et al
(eds.). Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1995.
This classic textbook on all aspects of scoliosis is well
illustrated with an extensive bibliography.
Lonstein JE., "Adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis." Lancet 1994 Nov 19;344(8934):1407-12.
An excellent, brief overview of idiopathic scoliosis.
Pizzutillo, P.D. “Idiopathic Scoliosis
and Kyphosis.” Instructional Course Lectures, Volume 43. Ed. Michael
Schafer. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1994. 185-191.
Another good, brief review of spinal deformities.
National Scoliosis
Foundation
5 Cabot Place, Stroughton, MA 02072
781-341-6333, or 1-800-NSF-MYBACK, fax 781-341-8333
Patient advocacy group that promotes school screening and attempts
to increase awareness of scoliosis. Publishes newsletter aimed at
lay audience.
The Scoliosis
Association
P.O. Box 811705
Boca Raton, FL 33481-1705
International
Federation of Scoliosis Associations
9908 Cape Cod Ct.
Raleigh, NC 27614
There are many sites
devoted to scoliosis on the Web. A large number of the sites that
pop up near the top of search lists are maintained by chiropractors.
Others are by patients who have scoliosis, many of whom share
personal experiences about their surgery. Their stories, while of
interest, need to be taken with a grain of salt at times. Some
orthopaedic surgeons and medical schools also have sites.
Remember
URLs that end in .com are commercial sites. Sites that end in .org
are not-for-profit and sites ending in .edu are associated with
educational institutions. Below are a few sites that our staff has
found that provide reliable information:
Scoliosis Research
Society - http://srs.org/
The oldest orthopaedic
organization devoted to the care of children and adults with
scoliosis and other spinal deformities. Includes patient oriented
information as well as a geographically organized directory of
elected fellows.
Scoliosis mailing list
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http://www.ai.mit.edu/extra/scoliosis//scoliosis.html
A very large site with a
great variety of information about scoliosis, including references
for lay people and questions to ask your doctor. It also discusses
alternative treatments.
The University of
Iowa’s Virtual Hospital -
http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/AIS/AIS.html
A page discussing
scoliosis in some detail, including surgery.
For further questions,
please contact:
William A. Phillips, MD
Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedics and Scoliosis
Texas Children’s Hospital
Professor, Orthopaedics and Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
832-822-3111
orthopaediccenter@texaschildrenshospital.org
  
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