Publications

• Brace Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis: What Makes Sense in the New Millennium
  John B. Emans, MD; SPINE: State of the Art Reviews, Volume 14, No. 1, January 2000.
• Radiologic Findings and Curve Progression 22 Years After Treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  Aina J. Danielsson, MD, PhD and Alf L. Nachemson, MD. PhD; SPINE, Volume 26, No. 5, March 2001.
• Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A New Classification to Determine Extent of Spinal Arthrodesis
  Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Randal R. Betz, MD, Jurgen Harms, MD, Keith H. Bridwell, MD, David H. Clements, MD, Thomas G. Lowe, MD and Kathy Blanke, RN; The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Volume 83-A, No. 8, August 2001.
• Factors that Influence Outcome in Bracing Large Curves in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  Donald E. Katz, BS, CO, and A.A. Durrani, MD; SPINE, Volume 26, No. 21, November 2001.
• A Comparison Between the Boston Brace and the Charleston Bending Brace in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  Donald E. Katz, BS, CO, B. Stephens Richards, MD, Richard H. Browne, PhD, and John A. Herring, MD;SPINE, Volume 22, Number 12, 1997.
• The Boston Bracing System for Idiopathic Scoliosis: Follow-up Results in 295 Patients
  John B. Emans MD, Andre Kaelin MD, Philippe Bancel MD, John E. Hall MD, M.E. Miller, CPO; SPINE, Volume 11, Number 8, 1986.
• Non-Operative Treatment of Children with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using the Boston Brace: A Case Study
  Michelina C. Cassella, PT; Physical Therapy Products, 1994.
• Current Treatment Approaches in the Nonoperative and Operative Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  Michelina C. Cassella, PT and John E. Hall, MD; Physical Therapy Products, Volume 71, Number 21/December 1991.
• Boston Brace in the Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis
  Y. Olafsson MD, H. Saraste MD, PH D, V. Soderlund MD, M. Hoffsten, Ort. Ing.;Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Volume 15, No. 4, 1995.
• Effectiveness of Treatment with a Brace in Girls Who Have Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  Alf L. Nachemson MD, PH D, Lars-Erik Peterson, PH D; The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Volume 77-A, No. 6, June 1995.
• Prediction of Progression of the Curve in Girls Who Have Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis of Moderate Severity
  Lars-Erik Peterson, PH D, Alf L. Nachemson MD, PH D; The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Volume 77-A, No. 6, June 1995.
• Soft Boston Orthosis in Management of Neuromuscular Scoliosis: A Preliminary Report
  Merv Letts MD, David Rathbone MD, Tam Yamashita BPT, Bill Nichol CO, Ann Keeler CO;Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Volume 12, No. 4, 1992.
• Effect of a Soft Boston Orthosis on Pulmonary Mechanics in Severe Cerebral Palsy
  Mary Therese Leopando, MD, Zarah Moussavi, PhD, Jessica Holbrow, RRT, Victor Chernick, MD, Hans Pasterkamp, MD and Gina Rempel, MD;Pediatric Pulmonology, 28:53-58 (1999)
• Evaluation of Shoulder Instability Braces
  Mark DeCarlo, Kathy Malone, Brad Gerig, Mike Hunker; Journal of Sports Rehabilitation, 1996.
• Treatment of Symptomatic Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis with the Modified Boston Brace
  Mark E. Steiner MD, Lyle J. Micheli MD; Spine, Volume 10, No. 10, 1985.
• Spondylolysis: Returning the Athlete to Sports Participation With Brace Treatment
  Pierre A. D'Hemecourt, MD, David Zurakowski, PhD, Susi Kriemler, MD, Lyle J. Micheli MD; SLACK Inc. 2002