A modified position for optimized skeletal maturity assessment of AIS patients and its impact on 3D spinal and pelvic parameters.

Victoria BlouinVictor JullienOlivier Chémaly Marjolaine Roy-BeaudrySylvain DeschênesSoraya BarchiMarie-Lyne NaultJohn M FlynnStefan Parent

Published in: Spine deformity (2024)

The results suggest that HOW stereoradiographs allow clinicians to assess skeletal maturity of the hand and wrist with adequate reliability and validity. We recommend that scoliosis clinics adopt the HOW position to assess skeletal maturity because there is no significant clinical impact on the spinal and pelvic evaluation, and on radiation exposure, cost or time.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
spinal cord
ejection fraction
rectal cancer
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
primary care
prognostic factors
palliative care
patient reported outcomes
spinal cord injury