ISIS scanning: a useful assessment technique in the management of scoliosis.
The value of surface topographical measurements in the assessment of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is demonstrated in a group of 51 patients. Cobb angles at the commencement of the study ranged from 10 degrees -55 degrees (mean 34.5 degrees), and the mean follow-up period was greater than 2 years. The surface shape method correctly identified curve evolution in 84% of the patient group. Of these, the eight patients who underwent spinal instrumentation were correctly predicted as candidates for surgery.
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Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, England.
Jefferson
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Turner-Smith
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Houghton
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Harris
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010780:Photogrammetry; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013997:Time Factors