| Abstrakt: |
Researchers from Public Assistance - Paris Hospitals conducted a study on pediatric spinal alignment and spinal development, emphasizing the importance of understanding growth patterns in managing musculoskeletal diseases in children, particularly conditions like adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The study reviewed existing literature on spinal growth, skeletal maturity classifications, and sagittal alignment parameters during childhood and adolescence, highlighting key anatomical elements and growth patterns. The researchers concluded that reliable maturity classification systems, such as the Sanders Maturity Stage and Tanner-Whitehouse III, are crucial for tailoring treatments to individual growth patterns and predicting curve progression for timely interventions, including bracing or surgical techniques like growing rods or vertebral body tethering. [Extracted from the article] |
