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List of works by Fabio Zaina

"Slopes": a new approach to scoliosis radiographic measurement and evaluation, related to the horizontal plane in a bodily view.

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

2011 SOSORT guidelines: Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation treatment of idiopathic scoliosis during growth

scientific article published on 20 January 2012

3-DEMO classification of scoliosis: a useful understanding of the 3(rd) dimension of the deformity

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

7th SOSORT consensus paper: conservative treatment of idiopathic & Scheuermann's kyphosis

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A cognitive behavioral approach allows improving brace wearing compliance: an observational controlled retrospective study with thermobrace

A systematic review of physical and rehabilitation medicine topics as developed by the Cochrane Collaboration.

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Actual evidence in the medical approach to adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

scientific article published on February 2014

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and eating disorders: is there a relation? Results of a cross-sectional study.

scientific article published on 28 January 2013

Adolescent soccer is correlated with an increase of kyphosis but a reduction of low back pain: a controlled cross-sectional survey

Adolescent with 10° to 20° Cobb scoliosis during growth: efficacy of conservative treatments. A prospective controlled cohort observational study

Adult scoliosis can be reduced through specific SEAS exercises: a case report

scientific article published on 16 December 2008

Answer by Zaina et al. to comments regarding their paper 'Can bracing help adults with chronic back pain and scoliosis? Short-term results from a pilot study'

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Association Between Sagittal Balance and Scoliosis in Patients with Parkinson Disease: A Cross-sectional Study

scientific article published on 01 January 2016

BRACE MAP, a proposal for a new classification of braces.

scientific article published in January 2008

Brace efficacy: meta-analysis of studies conducted according to the SRS criteria for brace studies

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Brace treatment is effective in idiopathic scoliosis over 45°: an observational prospective cohort controlled study.

scientific article published in December 2013

Braces for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents

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Braces for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents

scientific article (publication date: 18 June 2015)

Braces for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents

scientific article (publication date: 20 January 2010)

Braces for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents

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Braces for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents.

scientific article published on June 2010

Braces for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents. A cochrane review

scientific article published on 10 September 2010

Bracing can reduce high degree curves and improve aesthetics immediately after the end of growth. Final results of a retrospective case series

scientific article published in January 2012

Bracing different types of adolescent hyperkyphosis: end-growth results of a controlled retrospective study

scientific article published on 14 December 2009

Bracing does not change the sport habits of patients.

scientific article published in January 2012

Bracing for scoliosis in 2014: state of the art.

scientific article published on February 2014

Can bracing help adults with chronic back pain and scoliosis? Short-term results from a pilot study

scientific article published in February 2018

Characteristics of patients with more than 20° of improvement or worsening during conservative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

scientific article published in January 2012

Clinical and postural behaviour of scoliosis during daily brace weaning hours

scientific article published in January 2008

Clinical evaluation of scoliosis during growth: description and reliability

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Cochrane reviews: evidence in rehabilitation.

scientific article published on March 2008

Complete validation of plumbline distances as a screening tool for sagittal plane deformities.

scientific article published on 27 January 2012

Compliance monitor for scoliosis braces in clinical practice

scientific article published on 2 November 2015

Conservative treatment with brace and exercise for hyperkyphosis: a retrospective observational cohort study

Control of juvenile idiopathic scoliosis during pubertal growth spurt through conservative treatment: a retrospective observational study

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Correlation between in-brace radiographic correction and short time brace results.

scientific article published in January 2012

Cross-validation of TRACE and eTRACE (Formetric TRACE) for aesthetics evaluation in scoliosis patients.

scientific article published on 10 September 2010

Different material for the SPORT concept brace: short term comparison of Sforzesco and Sibilla brace

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Do imbalance situations stimulate a spinal straightening reflex in patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from December 2011 to February 2012.

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EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from July to December 2011.

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EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from September 2010 to January 2011.

scientific article published on March 2011

EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from the 1st and 2nd Issues of 2010.

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EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from the 3rd 4th and 5th Issues of 2010.

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EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from the 3rd issue 2008.

scientific article published on December 2008

EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from the 4th Issue 2009.

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EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from the 8th, 9th and 10th issues of 2010.

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EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from the second issue 2009.

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Effect of obesity and low back pain on spinal mobility: a cross sectional study in women.

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Effectiveness of complete conservative treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (bracing and exercises) based on SOSORT management criteria: results according to the SRS criteria for bracing studies - SOSORT Award 2009 Winner

scientific article published on 4 September 2009

Effectiveness of the Sforzesco brace according to the SRS and SOSORT criteria for bracing studies

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Effects of obesity and chronic low back pain on gait.

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Efficacy of bracing immediately after the end of growth: final results of a retrospective case series

scientific article published on 14 December 2009

Efficacy of bracing in worst cases (over 45°): end-growth results of a retrospective case series

Efficacy of conservative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: end-growth results respecting SRS and SOSORT criteria.

scientific article published on 14 December 2009

Efficacy of specific SEAS exercises for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: end-growth results of a controlled prospective study

Efficacy of specific SEAS exercises for hyperkyphosis: end-growth results of a controlled prospective study.

scientific article published on 14 December 2009

End growth results analysis related to Risser score, Cobb degrees, and curve types at the beginning of the treatment

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

End-growth results in juvenile idiopathic scoliosis treated with conservative approach

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End-growth results of bracing and exercises for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Prospective worst-case analysis.

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Evaluation of botulinum toxin therapy of spastic equinus in paediatric patients with cerebral palsy.

scientific article published on March 2007

Everyday postures in idiopathic scoliosis: is there any correlation with curve morphology?

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Exercises for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

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Exercises for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

scientific article (publication date: 15 April 2009)

Exercises for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a Cochrane systematic review

scientific article published on June 2013

Exercises reduce the progression rate of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: results of a comprehensive systematic review of the literature

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Five-year review of an international clinical research-training program

scientific article published on April 2015

Guidelines on "Standards of management of idiopathic scoliosis with corrective braces in everyday clinics and in clinical research": SOSORT Consensus 2008.

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How to improve aesthetics in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS): a SPoRT brace treatment according to SOSORT management criteria.

scientific article published on September 2009

How to measure kyphosis in everyday clinical practice: a reliability study on different methods.

scientific article published in January 2012

ISYQOL: a Rasch-consistent questionnaire for measuring health-related quality of life in adolescents with spinal deformities

scientific article published on 18 May 2017

Improving the measurement of health-related quality of life in adolescent with idiopathic scoliosis: the SRS-7, a Rasch-developed short form of the SRS-22 questionnaire

scientific article published on 9 February 2014

In defense of adolescents: They really do use braces for the hours prescribed, if good help is provided. Results from a prospective everyday clinic cohort using thermobrace.

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In favour of the definition "adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis": juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis braced after ten years of age, do not show different end results. SOSORT award winner 2014.

scientific article published on 27 June 2014

In favour of the definition “adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis”: juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis braced after ten years of age, do not show different end results.

scientific article published on 4 December 2014

Is the SRS-22 able to detect Quality of Life (QoL) changes during conservative treatments ?

scientific article published in January 2012

It is possible to maintain a high compliance even in the long term: results from the Thermobrace study

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

It is possible to make patients use braces the hours prescribed: first results from the thermobrace clinical everyday usage.

scientific article published on 27 January 2012

Junctional kyphosis: how can we detect and monitor it during growth?

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Lessons to be learned: best and worst results from a 7 years old clinical database of scoliosis patients

Letter concerning "Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: the possible harm of bracing and the likely benefit of exercise" by Falk et al.

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Letter to the editor concerning: "active self-correction and task-oriented exercises reduce spinal deformity and improve quality of life in subjects with mild adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Results of a randomised controlled trial" by Monticone M,

scientific article published on 23 August 2014

Letter to the editor concerning: "reliability and validity of non-radiographic methods of thoracic kyphosis measurement: a systematic Areview." by Barrett E, McCreesh K, Lewis J. Man Ther. 2014 Feb; 19(1):10-7

scientific article published on 27 October 2014

Low rate of surgery in juvenile idiopathic scoliosis treated with a complete and tailored conservative approach: end-growth results from a retrospective cohort

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Low reliability of the Risser sign in consecutive radiographs: a case series

Lumbar Scheuermann conservative treatment allows a proper vertebral body growth and spinal configuration: a case series

scientific article published on 14 December 2009

Methodology of evaluation of morphology of the spine and the trunk in idiopathic scoliosis and other spinal deformities - 6th SOSORT consensus paper

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Micro: a useful and simpler tool to measure the magnitude of scoliosis curves on x-rays

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Mobilization exercises in preparation to bracing must be only at start of brace wearing. Results from a prospective controlled study

Modification of the postural pattern of the trunk by means of a set of shoe lifts

Not only being compliant, but also being constant in brace wearing improves short-term results: a prospective Thermobrace study.

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Osteopathic manipulative treatment in obese patients with chronic low back pain: a pilot study

scientific article published on 31 May 2012

Overweight is not predictive of bracing failure in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: results from a retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 6 February 2017

Overweight is not predictive of reduced effectiveness of orthosis treatment in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: results from a retrospective cohort

Physical and rehabilitation medicine specialists in the medical approach to idiopathic scoliosis

scientific article published in February 2014

Physical exercises in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: an updated systematic review

scientific article published on January 2011

Predictors of functional outcome in patients with chronic low back pain undergoing back school, individual physiotherapy or spinal manipulation.

scientific article published on 8 May 2012

Prevalence and predictors of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in adolescent ballet dancers

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Prevalence of idiopathic scoliosis in anorexia nervosa patients: results from a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 10 June 2017

Previously treated versus untreated scoliosis: are results different?

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Prospective study according to the SRS and SOSORT criteria on the effectiveness of a complete conservative treatment (bracing and exercises) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: efficacy and intent-to-treat analysis

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Quality of life in normal and idiopathic scoliosis adolescents before diagnosis: reference values and discriminative validity of the SRS-22. A cross-sectional study of 1,205 pupils

scientific article published on 6 December 2014

Reliability and validity of the cross-culturally adapted Italian version of the Core Outcome Measures Index

scientific article published on 17 March 2011

Repetitive magnetic stimulation of the sacral roots for the treatment of stress incontinence: a brief report.

scientific article published on 30 January 2007

Reply

scientific article published on 12 March 2015

Reply to: Clinical Evaluation of the Ability of a Proprietary Scoliosis Traction Chair to De-Rotate the Spine: 6-Month Results of Cobb Angle and Rotational Measurements.

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Research quality in scoliosis conservative treatment: state of the art

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Risser stages, menarche and their correlations with other growth parameters in a cohort of 3,553 Italian adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients.

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

SEAS (Scientific Exercises Approach to Scoliosis): a modern and effective evidence based approach to physiotherapic specific scoliosis exercises

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SOSORT 2012 consensus paper: reducing x-ray exposure in pediatric patients with scoliosis

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SOSORT Award Winner 2015: a multicentre study comparing the SPoRT and ART braces effectiveness according to the SOSORT-SRS recommendations.

scientific article published on 11 August 2015

Sagittal and pelvic arameters analysis in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

scientific article published on 27 January 2012

Sagittal balance in the conservative treatment of pathological kyphosis: a retrospective observational study

scientific article published on 18 September 2013

Scoliosis and sagittal balance in Parkinson’s Disease: analysis of correlations.

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Scoliosis and sagittal balance in Parkinson’s disease: analysis of correlations.

scientific article published on 18 September 2013

Scoliosis in adolescents reduces the risk of eating disorders

Scoliosis manager for medical doctors: a new Internet free tool to enhance medical approach to scoliosis worldwide

scientific article published on 10 September 2010

Scoliosis with hyperkyphosis combines in 20% of cases with Scheuermann's disease, and is more frequent in males

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Scoliosis-Specific exercises can reduce the progression of severe curves in adult idiopathic scoliosis: a long-term cohort study.

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Specific exercises performed in the period of brace weaning can avoid loss of correction in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) patients: Winner of SOSORT's 2008 Award for Best Clinical Paper

scientific article published on 7 April 2009

Specific exercises reduce brace prescription in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a prospective controlled cohort study with worst-case analysis

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SpineCor vs rigid brace for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: end of growth results from a retrospective controlled study

scientific article published on 18 September 2013

SpineCor, exercise and SPoRT rigid brace: what is the best for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? Short term results from 2 retrospective studies

scientific article published in January 2012

Spinecor vs exercises for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: short term results

scientific article published on 10 September 2010

Spinecor vs sport brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: short term results

scientific article published on 10 September 2010

Spontaneous and complete regeneration of a vertebra plana after surgical curettage of an eosinophilic granuloma

scientific article published on 30 March 2017

State of the art of current 3-D scoliosis classifications: a systematic review from a clinical perspective

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Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

scientific article published on 26 April 2016

Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis

scientific article (published 2016-01-29)

Swimming and spinal deformities: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 25 October 2014

Systematic reviews of physical and rehabilitation medicine Cochrane contents. Part 1. Disabilities due to spinal disorders and pain syndromes in adults

scientific article published on August 2013

TRACE (Trunk Aesthetic Clinical Evaluation), a routine clinical tool to evaluate aesthetics in scoliosis patients: development from the Aesthetic Index (AI) and repeatability.

scientific article published on 20 January 2009

Team care to cure adolescents with braces (avoiding low quality of life, pain and bad compliance): a case-control retrospective study. 2011 SOSORT Award winner

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Tennis is not dangerous for the spine during growth: results of a cross-sectional study.

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Terminology - glossary including acronyms and quotations in use for the conservative spinal deformities treatment: 8th SOSORT consensus paper

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The SPoRT (Symmetric, Patient-oriented, Rigid, Three-dimensional, active) concept for scoliosis bracing: principles and results.

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The SPoRT concept of bracing for idiopathic scoliosis

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

The Sforzesco brace and SPoRT concept: a brace to replace cast in worst curves.

scientific article published on May 2008

The Sforzesco brace can replace cast in the correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A controlled prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 31 October 2008

The active self-correction component of scoliosis-specific exercises has results in the long term, while the stabilization component is sufficient in the short term

scientific article published on 11 June 2020

The effectiveness of combined bracing and exercise in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis based on SRS and SOSORT criteria: a prospective study

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The formetric TRACER index: a valid measure of aesthetic deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

The three dimensional analysis of the Sforzesco brace correction

scientific article published on 14 October 2016

Therapy modifies end-vertebrae, and measuring always on the same vertebrae overestimates final results. A blind cohort controlled prospective study

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Thoracic hyperkyphosis non invasively measured by general practitioners is associated with chronic low back pain: A cross-sectional study of 1364 subjects

scientific article published on 06 December 2017

Trunk and craniofacial asymmetry are not associated in the general population: a cross-sectional study of 1029 adolescents.

scientific article published on 29 September 2017

Two year post-menarche rule for bracing: myth or reality?

Validity of distances from the plumbline in sagittal plane deformities: repeatability, correlation with kyphosis angles and normative values

scientific article published on 14 December 2009

We cannot give up bracing for poor adherence to treatment: Letter to the Editor concerning the paper "The effectiveness of the SpineCor brace for the conservative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Comparison with the Boston brace"

scientific article published on 01 August 2016

Why X-rays are not reliable to assess sagittal profile: a cross sectional study.

scientific article published in January 2012