Table 4 Evolution of indexed literature on idiopathic scoliosis treatment from the period 1970–1974 to the period 1999–2004, based on a Medline search. All the indexed literature is considered, plus the contents of the journal "Spine", whose impact factors is one of the highest in this field.
From: Social acceptability of treatments for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Â | Â | Papers published in each period of five years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  | 1970–74 | 1980–84 | 1999–2003 | |||
|  | First term | AND | N° | % | N° | % | N° | % |
Medline | "Idiopathic scoliosis" | Â | 59 | Â | 243 | Â | 495 | Â |
| Â | "Idiopathic scoliosis" | surgery | 20 | 33,9% | 65 | 26,7% | 268 | 54,1% |
| Â | "Idiopathic scoliosis" | "conservative treatment" OR brace OR braces OR exercise OR exercises | 19 | 32,2% | 44 | 18,1% | 94 | 19,0% |
Journal "Spine" (founded in 1978) | "Idiopathic scoliosis" | Â | Â | Â | 40 | Â | 198 | Â |
| Â | "Idiopathic scoliosis" | surgery | Â | Â | 10 | 25,0% | 135 | 68,2% |
| Â | "Idiopathic scoliosis" | "conservative treatment" OR brace OR braces OR exercise OR exercises | Â | Â | 9 | 22,5% | 27 | 13,6% |