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| Full name | Toru Maruyama |
| Profession | MD Orthopaedic surgeon |
| Actual professional positions | Associate Professor of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University |
| Short biographical notes (300 words) | Born on July 17, 1958 at Kyoto, Japan 1983 M.D. The University of Tokyo, Medical School 1983 - 1984 Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo University 1996 Ph.D. Dr. of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Thesis: Length of the multifidus muscle in idiopathic scoliosis 1997 - 2007 Assistant Professor of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine 1998 - 2011 Assistant Professor of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Tokyo 2007 - present Associate Professor of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University President of Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (2010~2011) Board of Japan Spine Research Society Board of Eastern Japanese Orthopaedic Association Deputy editor of the Journal Scoliosis |
| Award received (Year, title of the scientific work, awarding institution) | |
| Medline published papers (number) | 37 |
| Book chapters | 9 |
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| 5 most important Medline papers (copy and paste reference from Medline) |
Maruyama T, Grivas T, Kaspiris A: Effectiveness and outcomes of brace treatment: a systematic review. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 27(1):26-42, 2011 Maruyama T, Takeshita K. Surgical treatment of scoliosis: a review of techniques currently applied. Scoliosis 3:6, 2008 Maruyama T, Kitagawa T, Takeshita K, Seich A, Kojima T, Nakamura K, Kurokawa T. Fusionless surgery for scoliosis: 2-17 year radiographic and clinical follow-up. Spine 31(20):2310-5, 2006 Maruyama T, Takeshita K, Nakamura K, Kitagawa T. Spatial relations between the vertebral body and the thoracic aorta in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 29(18):2067-2069, 2004 Maruyama T, Kitagawa T, Takeshita K, Mochizuki K, Nakamura K. Conservative treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: can it reduce the incidence of surgical treatment? Pediatric Rehabilitation 6(3-4):215-219, 2003 |