title: Changes of three-dimensional back contour following posterior fusion for idiopathic scoliosis.
abstract: Twenty-nine patients received both pre and post operative Quantec evaluation (Raster stereophotograph) and spinal radiography. Mean age at surgery was 13.9 years and mean age at follow-up was 15.9 year old. Patients have been followed at least 6 months post-surgically, ranging from 6 months to 5 years. The study found that except for an improvement of Cobb angles (from 49.64 degrees to 24.81 degrees in the thoracic; from 56.08 degrees to 20.08 degrees in the thoracolumbar), corrections of rib hump (from 16.88 to 11.40 vs. normal range 0 to 10.) and truncal asymmetry (from 36.97 to 21.92 vs. normal range 5 to 20) are critical factors in successful spinal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thometz
authors.forename: X C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reineck
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lyon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tassone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001415:Back; D005260:Female; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States