Study of vertebral morphology in Scheuermann's kyphosis before and after treatment.

Abstract

Variation of vertebral morphology in Scheuermann's Kyphosis before and after orthopedic treatment is usually measured by the entity of the curve, using Cobb's method, and by vertebral wedging. But the lack of correlation between these parameters and the clinical evolution of the deformity, lead to the possibility of other alterations that can explain part of the kyphosis deformities before and after the treatment. In this group of alterations the inclination of anterior and posterior walls, that express the trapezoid deformity of vertebras, seem to be more reliable indicators of curve response to ortopedic treatment.

• Authors: E Pola, S Lupparelli, A G Aulisa, G Mastantuoni, O Mazza, V De Santis
• Journal: Studies in health technology and informatics (Stud Health Technol Inform) Vol. 91 Pg. 405-11 ( 2002) ISSN: 0926-9630 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 15457766 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Braces
• Female
• Humans
• Kyphosis (classification, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation)
• Male
• Mathematical Computing
• Observer Variation
• Radiography
• Retrospective Studies
• Scheuermann Disease (classification, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation)
• Thoracic Vertebrae (diagnostic imaging)
• Treatment Outcome