Spine
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Prospective pulmonary function comparison following posterior segmental spinal instrumentation and fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: is there a relationship between major thoracic curve correction and pulmonary function test improvement?
Prospective clinical study. ⋯ Patients having a PSSF and instrumentation with ICBG statistically significant improvement of absolute and percent-predicted PFTs at 2 years postoperative. There was a significant clinical improvement in 31 patients (22%) at 2 years postoperative. A significant clinical improvement was related with thoracic pedicle screw instrumentation.
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Retrospective study of a consecutive patient series. ⋯ The angle of the thoracolumbar junction is an important parameter in determining whether a sagittal thoracic compensatory mechanism exists in LDK. We assumed that existence of a compensatory mechanism in the proximal spine is central to the determination of the fusion levels in the treatment of LDK.
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A prospective study was designed to investigate the circulating leptin level in girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). ⋯ A marked decrease of circulating leptin was observed in the current study. There was an association between leptin and body weight, BMI, other growth parameters, and BMC/BMD. This correlation suggests that leptin might play an important role in the lower body and bone mass in AIS girls.
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Retrospective study. ⋯ Two-year postoperative PJK prevalence in AIS following 3 different posterior segmental spinal instrumentation and fusion surgeries was 27%. A larger preoperative thoracic kyphosis angle, greater immediate postoperative thoracic kyphosis angle decrease, thoracoplasty, and male sex correlated significantly with PJK. There were no significant differences in Scoliosis Research Society Patient Questionnaire-24 outcome-scores between the PJK and non-PJK group.
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A comparative study. ⋯ SRS-24 scores in the Japanese idiopathic scoliosis population differed from that of the American population. Japanese patients had less back pain, a negative self-image regarding back deformity, higher general physical function, and daily activity. It is highly probable that patient's perceptions differ due to cultural differences, which affect SRS-24 scores so a cross-cultural comparison of the SRS instrument content is necessary in the future.