TY - CHAP AU - Elisabetta D'Agata AU - Carles PĂ©rez-Testor ED - Theodoros B. Grivas Y1 - 2012-05-09 PY - 2012 T1 - Health Related Quality of Life in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis N2 - This book contains information on recent advances in aetiology and pathogenesis of idiopathic scoliosis, for the assessment of this condition before treatment and during the follow-up, making a note of emerging technology and analytical techniques like virtual anatomy by 3-D MRI/CT, quantitative MRI and Moire Topography. Some new trends in conservative treatment and the long term outcome and complications of surgical treatment are described. Issues like health related quality of life, psychological aspects of scoliosis treatment and the very important "patient's perspective" are also discussed. Finally two chapters tapping the untreated early onset scoliosis and the congenital kyphoscoliosis due to hemivertebra are included. It must be emphasized that knowledgeable authors with their contributions share their experience and enthusiasm with peers interested in scoliosis. BT - Recent Advances in Scoliosis SP - Ch. 16 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/38103 DO - 10.5772/38103 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -