Prevalence of idiopathic scoliosis in anorexia nervosa patients: results from a cross-sectional study.

Fabio ZainaFrancesca PesentiLuca PersaniPaolo CapodaglioStefano NegriniNicoletta Polli

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 (2017)

This is the first study performed on patients with AN showing a sixfold greater odds of presenting with scoliosis. A cause-effect relationship cannot be determined due to the design.

Keyphrases

anorexia nervosa
end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes