Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Mar 2001
Pulmonary function and spinal characteristics: their relationships in persons with idiopathic and postpoliomyelitic scoliosis.
To identify what influence the various features of spinal deformity have on pulmonary function in persons with idiopathic and the postpoliomyelitic scoliosis. ⋯ No single factor can predict the severity of impairment in scoliotic patients' pulmonary function. In both groups, severity of pulmonary impairment was related to the combined features of the spinal deformity. However, uppermost vertebra, scoliotic angle, and patient's age may play important roles influencing pulmonary function in both groups.