Cervical kyphosis in patients with Lenke type 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: the prediction of thoracic inlet angle

Autor: Chunguang Zhou, Ce Zhu, Bangjian Zhou, Lei Wang, Xi Yang, Limin Liu, Tingxian Ling, Yueming Song
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
ISSN: 1471-2474
Popis: Background Several studies have explored cervical kyphosis (CK) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. However, few studies have evaluated the cervical alignment in these patients according to their coronal curve type. The aim of this study was to analyze the radiological features of cervical sagittal alignment in Lenke 1 AIS patients before and after surgery. Methods This is a retrospective study enrolled 50 patients. Preoperative and postoperative standing full-length radiographs (at last follow-up after operation) were used to measure the coronal and sagittal parameters. Main sagittal parameters included C2–C7 angle, thoracic inlet angle (TIA), T1 slope, proximal thoracic kyphosis (PTK, T1-5 kyphosis) and thoracic kyphosis (TK, T5-12 kyphosis). Results The TIA of patients with CK was significantly smaller than that of patients with CL (63.0° vs. 76.3°, p
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