New Research

These grants have been recently funded by the Scoliosis Research Society:

2006

Carol Wise, PhD
Identification of Genetic Susceptibility in Idiopathic Scoliosis
$19,000 - 2 years

Shane Burch, MD FRCSC
The Role of Hypoxic Stress on the Vertebral Growthplates of the Developing Spine and its Potential Role in Pathogenesis of Scoliosis
$10,000 - 1 year

Vedat Deviren, MD
The Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for Spinal Disorders: Finding the Threshold of Clinically Significant Change
$24,996 - 1 year

2007

Jeffrey Shilt, MD
Peter Apel, MD
Temporary Unilateral Paraspinal Muscle Paralysis on the Prevention and Progression of Scoliosis: Investigation in a Chicken Model
$9,740 - 1 year

Mohammad Diab, MD
Comparison of Extended-Release Epidural Morphine, Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia and Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia for Postoperative Pain after Posterior Spinal fusion in Adolescents
$24,245 - 2 years

Frank Schwab, MD
Adult Deformity: Development of an Effective Treatment Algorithm Based upon Outcomes Analysis
$50,000 - 2 years

John Lonstein, MD
Long-trem Function Outcomes of Early Fusions for Congenital Scoliosis
$75,450 - 2 years

Michael Vitale, MD
CT Analaysis of Pedicle Screw Placement in Pediatric Patients
$20,595 - 1 year

Vidyadhar Upasani, MD
The Effect of Increasing Construct Rigidity on Intervertebral Disc Health: A Pilot Study in a Porcine Anterior Spinal Growth Modulation Model
$10,000- 1 year

Xudong Li, MD
Nucleus Pulposus Regeneration with Genetically Engineered Fat-derived Stem Cells
$50,000 - 2 years

Josh Auerbach, MD
An in vivo Porcine Animal Model to Detect Spinal Cord Vascular Flow in Spinal Deformity Surgery using Transcranial Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring
$10,000 - 1 year

The Scoliosis Research Society provides information on these web pages regarding research and links as a public service. The SRS believes that patients should contact their treating physician about the relevance of any information listed on the site prior to proceeding with any particular treatment. Just as no two individuals are exactly alike, no two patients with a spinal deformity are the same. Therefore, your spinal deformity surgeon will be the most important source of information about the management of your particular spinal problem.