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Case Reports
Estimation of the lumbar curve magnitude with correction of the right thoracic curve in idiopathic scoliosis.
- D E Mason, A Schindler, and N King.
- Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware 19899, USA.
- J Pediatr Orthop. 1998 Sep 1; 18 (5): 602-5.
AbstractA simple formula was proposed to estimate the magnitude of the postoperative uninstrumented lumbar curve with correction of the right thoracic curve in idiopathic scoliosis. This formula is as follows: PLC < or = LC - 0.5(TC - BTC) (PLC, predicted postoperative standing lumbar Cobb angle; LC, preoperative standing lumbar Cobb angle; TC, preoperative standing thoracic Cobb angle; BTC, preoperative supine lateral bending thoracic Cobb angle). Sixty-five patients' preoperative and postoperative radiographic measurements were taken, and of these 45 had measurements taken after > or = 12 months of follow-up. Multiple regression (R) value for the proposed formula postoperatively was 0.8048 and at > or = 1 year follow-up was 0.6869.
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