Congenital spinal deformity and associated anomalies
| Autor: | Bahram Mobini, Hamid Behtash, Ebrahim Ameri, Hasan Ghandhari |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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| Zdroj: | مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 30-36 (2007) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1562-4765 2008-4080 |
| Popis: | Background & Objective: Congenital spinal deformities usually present in infancy and make parents worry about their child future. Because of congenital nature of these deformities, cord anomalies and other organ abnormalities must be evaluated. This study was done to determine Congenital spinal deformity and associated anomalies. Materials & Methods: This cross sectional study was done on 97 patients who referred to Shafa hospital in Tehran- Iran with congenital back deformities from October 2005 to January 2007. All patients were assessed with physical examination, spinal radiography, MRI, urinary system sonography and echocardiography. Results: Mean age of patients at presentation was 81 month. 81 patients had congenital scoliosis and 16 patients had congenital kyphosis. Mean cobb angle was 52 degrees for congenital scoliosis and 70 degrees for congenital kyphosis. 22 patients had neurologic or skin signs that 81% of them had cord abnormalities (p |
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