Magnetic resonance of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Indications for magnetic resonance imaging in presumed adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

BACKGROUND The use of magnetic resonance imaging has led to the diagnosis of abnormalities of the central nervous system associated with apparent idiopathic scoliosis. The indications for magnetic resonance imaging for presumed adolescent idiopathic scoliosis have not been established. METHODS One thousand, two hundred and eighty children with presumed adolescent idiopathic scoliosis were eva...

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

BACKGROUND Scoliosis refers to deviation of spine greater than 10 degrees in the coronal plane. Idiopathic Scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity that develops in otherwise healthy children. The sub types of scoliosis are based on the age of the child at presentation. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) by definition occurs in children over the age of 10 years until skeletal maturity. ...

Genetics of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

A genetic family study was undertaken by photofluorography of the first, second, and third degree relatives of 116 index patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The index patients were ascertained in the course of an epidemiological screening. The pattern of familial clusters and the recurrence risk related to the number of affected relatives and to the severity of the disorder in ...

Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of neural axis abnormalities and the relevant risk factors in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE The use of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the whole spine in patients with idiopathic scoliosis is controversial, and indicatio...