Scoliosis Research Society

Scoliosis Research Society An international organization dedicated to the optimal care of all patients with spinal conditions.

The Scoliosis Research Society is a professional organization, made up of physicians and allied health personnel. Our primary focus is on providing continuing medical education for health care professionals and on funding/supporting research in spinal conditions. Founded in 1966, the SRS has gained recognition as one of the world's premier spine societies. Strict membership criteria ensure that th

e individual Fellows support that commitment. Current membership includes over 1,300 of the world's leading spine surgeons as well as some researchers, physician assistants and orthotists who are involved in research and treatment of spinal deformities. If you are a patient or parent of a patient, please click the Patients & Family link on our website for information and resources about spinal differences.

05/08/2026

Curious about the steps to become an active SRS member? Here are the 6 steps to get you there!

Application deadlines are June 30 and December 1 of each year.

To learn more, please visit our website: https://www.srs.org/Membership/Become-a-Member

Congratulations to the 2026 E-Point Award winner, presented to “Improving Early Scoliosis Detection with a Low-Dose Mobi...
05/06/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 E-Point Award winner, presented to “Improving Early Scoliosis Detection with a Low-Dose Mobile Imaging and Automated Measurement Platform: A Cross-Sectional Screening Study,” presented by Guilin Chen, MD at the 2026 IMAST meeting. (Award accepted by Nan Wu, MD, PhD)

Instead of standard school-based screening programs, the authors developed and implemented a decentralized scoliosis screening workflow enabling on-site diagnosis and referral decision-making with a mobile, low-radiation full-spine imaging platform. The workflow was implement from September, 2024 to May, 2025 at 20 cities in China, and 44, 821 adolescents were screened across 20 schools and 9 cities. The referral to diagnosis rate increased from 15% to 95%, and substantially reduced the diagnosis time and radiation dose.

05/05/2026

SRS members represent some of the leading names in research and innovation in the field of spinal differences and health. If you need information about spine issues, consider our Find A Specialist tool to connect with one of our members. Although SRS does not recommend or refer physicians, members that may be available for a consultation are listed on the physician locator. Learn more at https://www.srs.org/Patients

Congratulations to the 2026 Innovation Award winner, presented to “The SRS-Lenke-Aubin 3D Classification: A Structured a...
05/04/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Innovation Award winner, presented to “The SRS-Lenke-Aubin 3D Classification: A Structured and Clinically Relevant Extension of the Lenke System to Capture Transverse Plane Deformities in AIS,” presented by Carl-Eric Aubin, PhD, P. Eng at the 2026 IMAST meeting.

This project has been a critical effort of the SRS 3D Classification Task Force in changing our understanding of AIS using conventional 2D parameters, to incorporate the true 3D nature of the deformity in AIS. Two new transverse plane descriptors were incorporated: orientation of the regional plane of deformation (ORPD) and apical vertebral rotation (AVR). The classification system was then validated using a cohort of 285 AIS cases. Over 55% of ORPD variability remained unexplained by 2D parameters, demonstrating the significant added value of the 3D descriptors.

Attention SRS Members! Join the next generation of leaders and apply for the L.E.A.D. SRS Program! Deadline to Apply is ...
05/02/2026

Attention SRS Members! Join the next generation of leaders and apply for the L.E.A.D. SRS Program! Deadline to Apply is June 3, 2026.

L.E.A.D. SRS is a leadership development program aimed at preparing the next generation of SRS leaders to make significant contributions to the Society and the field of spinal deformity.

Learn more and apply now: https://www.srs.org/membership/L.E.A.D.-SRS

Abstracts submissions are OPEN for the Next Regional Scientific Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina! 🇦🇷💃 Submit by...
05/01/2026

Abstracts submissions are OPEN for the Next Regional Scientific Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina! 🇦🇷💃

Submit by June 30, 2026: www.srs.org/rsm27

Congratulations to the 2026 Thomas E. Whitecloud Award winner for Best Basic/Translational Science Research Paper, “Deep...
05/01/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Thomas E. Whitecloud Award winner for Best Basic/Translational Science Research Paper, “Deep Phenotyping Revolutionizes Genetic Diagnosis of Scoliosis Through Nine Strategic Categories,” which was presented by Nan Wu, MD/PhD at the 2026 IMAST meeting.

In this study, the records of over 600 scoliosis patients were analyzed with next generation sequencing, and included phenotypic features beyond spinal curvature, such as skin, joints, ocular, and prenatal characteristics. They identified 9 key classifiers for scoliosis:

1) Blue sclera associated with osteogenesis imperfecta

2) Kidney size for renal hypoplasia in congenital scoliosis linked to 16p11.2 microdeletion

3) Skin laxity with Ehlers-Danos syndrome with COL5A1 variants

4) CCN6 variants in progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia

5) Pathogenic variants in both NF1 and EGR2

6) Major prenatal anomalies such as Kabuki syndrome

7) NF1 variants in familial scoliosis

8) Mosaic findings with cutaneous features for somatic testing of NRAS

9) Dynamic phenotyping with SELENON-related congenital myopathy

Join our guest host, Ron El-Hawary, MD, MSc, as he speaks with members from the past and current L.E.A.D. cohorts, Chris...
04/29/2026

Join our guest host, Ron El-Hawary, MD, MSc, as he speaks with members from the past and current L.E.A.D. cohorts, Christina K. Hardesty, MD (2023-24), Annalise Noelle Larson, MD (2024-25), and Morgan Jones, MBChB, BSc, Hons, MSc (2025-26).

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

L.E.A.D. SRS applications open this Friday May 1! Learn more about L.E.A.D. here: https://www.srs.org/membership/L.E.A.D.-SRS

04/29/2026

Stay in touch with the SRS! Sign up for our bi-weekly e-newsletter, Spinal Column, with an easy, one-click submission: https://brnw.ch/21x21q8

Congratulations to the 2026 Thomas E. Whitecloud Award winner for Best Clinical Research Paper, “From Adolescence to Lat...
04/27/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Thomas E. Whitecloud Award winner for Best Clinical Research Paper, “From Adolescence to Late Adulthood: Quality of Life and Surgical Outcomes in Idiopathic Scoliosis Across the Lifespan,” which was presented by Ferran Pellise, MD/PhD at the 2026 IMAST meeting!

In a cross-sectional study of a prospectively collected database of 761 patients with idiopathic scoliosis across age groups ranging from 10-14 to >70, they found worsening pain, function, self-image, and mental health scores with increasing age. Additionally, the lumbar curve severity increased in age >30. However, older patients did exhibit the greatest improvements in pain and mental health postoperatively, and self-image was the most affected domain with the greatest improvement across all age groups.

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