Study of vertebral morphology in Scheuermann's kyphosis before and after treatment

Variation of vertebral morphology in Scheuermann's Kyphosis before and after orthopedic treatment is usually measured by the entity of the curve, using Cobb's method, and by vertebral wedging. But the lack of correlation between these parameters and the clinical evolution of the deformity,...

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Published inStudies in health technology and informatics Vol. 91; p. 405
Main Authors Pola, E, Lupparelli, S, Aulisa, A G, Mastantuoni, G, Mazza, O, De Santis, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 2002
Subjects
Adolescent
Braces
Female
Humans
Kyphosis - classification
Kyphosis - diagnostic imaging
Kyphosis - rehabilitation
Male
Mathematical Computing
Observer Variation
Radiography
Retrospective Studies
Scheuermann Disease - classification
Scheuermann Disease - diagnostic imaging
Scheuermann Disease - rehabilitation
Thoracic Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Variation of vertebral morphology in Scheuermann's Kyphosis before and after orthopedic treatment is usually measured by the entity of the curve, using Cobb's method, and by vertebral wedging. But the lack of correlation between these parameters and the clinical evolution of the deformity, lead to the possibility of other alterations that can explain part of the kyphosis deformities before and after the treatment. In this group of alterations the inclination of anterior and posterior walls, that express the trapezoid deformity of vertebras, seem to be more reliable indicators of curve response to ortopedic treatment.
ISSN:0926-9630
DOI:10.3233/978-1-60750-935-6-405