title: [Imaging diagnosis of degenerative scoliosis and adult idiopathic scoliosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze and compare the Imaging findings of adult idiopathic scoliosis and degenerative scoliosis which were the most common adult scoliosis, and evaluate imaging characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  The radiological and clinical data of 98 case, among them, 41 cases of adult idiopathic scoliosis and 57 cases of degenerative scoliosis, were analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were differences at presence age, sex ratio, anatomic area of scoliosis and apex between two types of adult scoliosis. The analyses and comparison between the two groups revealed significant change in the Cobb angle, involved segment and convex side orientation (all P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adult idiopathic scoliosis and degenerative scoliosis show distinctive imaging characteristics. These characteristics combining clinical data are decisive in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hai-Feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yi-Peng
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jia-Zhi
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Gui-Xing
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult