Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete
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Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb · May 1999
[Scoliosis in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta: a federal nation-wide cross-sectional study].
Quite different prevalence of scoliosis in patients with Osteogenesis imperfecta is reported, not at least owing to the difficult recruitment of patients. The present study aims to investigate Osteogenesis imperfecta-patients with scoliosis by means of a cross-section study. ⋯ Our cross-section study with 102 Osteogenesis imperfecta-patients showed scoliotic deformity in 74.5% of cases. 69 patients suffered from remarkable pain and impaired range of motion, which was not only attributable to scoliosis alone, but also to concomitant spinal deformities.