TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical correction of vertebral axial rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
T2 - Prediction by lateral bending films
AU - Aronsson, David D.
AU - Stokes, Ian A F
AU - Ronchetti, Peter J.
AU - Richards, B. Stephens
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - The pre- and postoperative radiographs of 45 patients with scoliosis were compared with the preoperative lateral bending radiographs. The purpose was to compare correction of Cobb angle and apical vertebral rotation between preoperative lateral bending and operative spinal instrumentation. Twenty- one patients had Harrington instrumentation, 12 had Drummond/Wisconsin spinous process segmental instrumentation, and 12 had Texas Scottish Rite Hospital instrumentation. From the pre- and post-operative radiographs, each vertebra was marked and digitized for computerized measurements of Cobb angle and apical vertebral rotation. Correction of Cobb angle on the lateral bending radiograph averaged 22 ± 10°, which was less than that achieved at operation (Harrington 23 ± 7°, Drummond/Wisconsin 29 ± 10°, and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital 36 ± 6°; p < 0.01, paired t test). In contrast, correction of apical vertebral rotation on the lateral bending radiograph averaged 4 ± 8°, which was not significantly different from that achieved at operation (Harrington 1 ± 8°, Drummond/Wisconsin 1 ± 7°, and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital 4 ± 8°). Spinal instrumentation markedly corrected the Cobb angle but minimally corrected apical vertebral rotation. In contrast, preoperative lateral bending produced a similar proportional correction of both.
AB - The pre- and postoperative radiographs of 45 patients with scoliosis were compared with the preoperative lateral bending radiographs. The purpose was to compare correction of Cobb angle and apical vertebral rotation between preoperative lateral bending and operative spinal instrumentation. Twenty- one patients had Harrington instrumentation, 12 had Drummond/Wisconsin spinous process segmental instrumentation, and 12 had Texas Scottish Rite Hospital instrumentation. From the pre- and post-operative radiographs, each vertebra was marked and digitized for computerized measurements of Cobb angle and apical vertebral rotation. Correction of Cobb angle on the lateral bending radiograph averaged 22 ± 10°, which was less than that achieved at operation (Harrington 23 ± 7°, Drummond/Wisconsin 29 ± 10°, and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital 36 ± 6°; p < 0.01, paired t test). In contrast, correction of apical vertebral rotation on the lateral bending radiograph averaged 4 ± 8°, which was not significantly different from that achieved at operation (Harrington 1 ± 8°, Drummond/Wisconsin 1 ± 7°, and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital 4 ± 8°). Spinal instrumentation markedly corrected the Cobb angle but minimally corrected apical vertebral rotation. In contrast, preoperative lateral bending produced a similar proportional correction of both.
KW - Bending films
KW - Scoliosis
KW - Spinal instrumentation
KW - Surgery
KW - Transverse plane deformity
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8854276
AN - SCOPUS:0029742889
SN - 0895-0385
VL - 9
SP - 214
EP - 219
JO - Journal of Spinal Disorders
JF - Journal of Spinal Disorders
IS - 3
ER -