Spine slenderness and wedging in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and in asymptomatic population: an observational retrospective study.

Claudio VergariMohammad KaramRaphael PiettonRaphael VialleIsmat GhanemWafa SkalliAyman Assi

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)

AIS patients showed more slender spines than the asymptomatic population. Analysis of wedging suggests that lower junctional discs and apex vertebra could be locations of mechanical instability. Numerical simulation and longitudinal clinical follow-up of patients could clarify the impact of wedging, slenderness and growth on the biomechanics of scoliosis progression. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported