Operative results of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Lerdsin Hospital.
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in English
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| ID: sea-43897
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Evaluate the results of the posterior instrumentation for the correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) in Lerdsin Hospital. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
A retrospective study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of surgical treatment of idiopathic scoliosis in Lerdsin Hospital. The pre-operative, immediate post operative, and the most recent follow-up (minimum 2 years) x-ray of 17 patients were evaluated for curve correction and spinal balance.RESULT:
The present study found that the curvatures in thoracic King type II and III were corrected by about 58% post operatively. The curve progressed 3 degrees (5%) at the end of 2 years. For lumbar curve in King types I and II, there was the correction of 51% and 59%. After 2 years, the curve progressed around 6 degrees (7%) and 8 degrees (14%). Trunk balance was corrected by 60% in King type III. Degrees of thoracic kyphosis was decreased about 4 degrees.CONCLUSION:
Frontal and sagittal thoracic and lumbar curve correction can be satisfactorily obtained by posterior spinal correction with instrumentation.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Scoliosis
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Spinal Fusion
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Spine
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Thailand
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Thoracic Vertebrae
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Retrospective Studies
Type of study:
Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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