Scoliosis Research Society

Research Topics

The Research Grant Committee feels the following topics are important areas for research. This list is not all-inclusive and should not deter other areas of spinal pathology research.

1. Idiopathic scoliosis
2. Etiology
3. Non-op and operative treatment
4. 3D deformity of the spine and thorax
5. Adult deformity
6. Treatment and outcomes
7. Osteoporosis
   1. Osteoporotic spine fractures
   2. how it impacts scoliosis kyphosis management
   3. how it relates to spinal deformity and instrumentation
8. Early onset scoliosis treatment
9. Sagittal imbalance
10. Congenital scoliosis
11. Neuromuscular spinal deformity
12. Deformity and reconstruction arising from spine and sacral tumor treatment
13. Thoracic insufficiency children associated with spinal deformity
14. Pulmonary outcome sequeallae following common natural history of spine deformity and treatment history.