The Congress, the 9th Annual Meeting of the German Spine Society, runs under the slogan ‘Spine surgery between quantity and quality’ and responds to the critical questions posed to us as spine surgeons. Here we will adopt a clear scientific position and present ourselves as an advocate of the patient and his suffering of spinal disorders.
Nick Birch and David Harrison look at treatment and management of spondylolysis in adolescents and following skeletal maturity Spondylolysis – a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis – is a common cause of low back pain in children and adolescents,
Bracing often is recommended for adolescents diagnosed with idiopathic adolescent scoliosis, and a spinal curve between 25 and 45 degrees. When worn consistently and as directed, braces have been found to effectively halt or slow further progression of a spinal curve, often preventing surgery.
