The prevalence of scoliosis within Belgian myelomeningocele population and the correlation with ambulatory status and neurological comorbidities: a chart audit.

Autor: Heyns A; Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. arne.heyns@uzleuven.be., Negrini S; Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University La Statale, Milan, Italy.; IRCCS Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milan, Italy., Jansen K; Department of Development and Regeneration, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Moens P; Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Schelfaut S; Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Peers K; Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Kiekens C; Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.; Spinal Unit, Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute, Imola, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Spinal cord [Spinal Cord] 2021 Oct; Vol. 59 (10), pp. 1053-1060. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 25.
DOI: 10.1038/s41393-020-00611-3
Abstrakt: Study Design: Retrospective chart audit.
Objectives: Firstly determining the prevalence of scoliosis in myelomeningocele (MMC) patients of the University Hospitals Leuven. Secondly analyzing whether there are differences concerning distribution of radiological level, ambulatory status, hydrocephalus, tethered cord, and syringomyelia in MMC patients with/without scoliosis.
Setting: University Hospitals Leuven, spina bifida convention.
Methods: The following data were collected: age, gender, radiograph type, age at the time of the radiograph, position during radiograph, presence of fusion, age at the time of fusion, diagnosis of hydrocephalus, tethered cord, or syringomyelia, radiological level of MMC, ambulatory status, main Cobb angle, main curve convexity, and main curve location. Correlation between prevalence of scoliosis and ambulatory status, neurological comorbidities, and radiological level were investigated.
Results: There were 116 patients remaining, after excluding patients without MMC or useful images. The scoliosis prevalence in MMC patients was 78.4% (95% CI, 71.0-85.8) for Cobb angle ≥10°; 60.3% (95% CI, 51.4-69.2) for ≥20°, 52.6% (95% CI, 43.5-61.7) for ≥30°, and 36.6% (95% CI, 27.7-45.5) for an angle ≥40°. Wheelchair users had 4 to 8 times more chance of having scoliosis than patients able to walk on all surfaces without aid. Thoracolumbar and lumbar radiological levels had a slightly higher prevalence of scoliosis than sacral levels.
Conclusions: The high prevalence of scoliosis warrants a thorough screening and follow-up for MMC. There was no statistically significant difference between hydrocephalus, tethered cord, or syringomyelia regarding scoliosis. Future studies should focus on the interactions of the neurological comorbidities associated with MMC and scoliosis.
(© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to International Spinal Cord Society.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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