Assessment of malalignment at early stage in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis : a longitudinal cohort study

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INTRODUCTION: Our objective was to assess abnormalities of the odontoid-hip axis (OD-HA) angle in a mild scoliotic population to determine whether screening for malalignment would help predict the distinction between progressive and stable adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) at early stage.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patients (non-scoliotic and AIS) underwent a biplanar X-ray between 2013 and 2020. In AIS, inclusion criteria were Cobb angle between 10° and 25°; Risser sign lower than 3; age higher than 10 years; and no previous treatment. A 3D spine reconstruction was performed, and the OD-HA was computed automatically. A reference corridor for OD-HA values in non-scoliotic subjects was calculated as the range [5th-95th percentiles]. A severity index, helping to distinguish stable and progressive AIS, was calculated and weighted according to the OD-HA value.

RESULTS: Eighty-three non-scoliotic and 205 AIS were included. The mean coronal and sagittal OD-HA angles in the non-scoliotic group were 0.2° and -2.5°, whereas in AIS values were 0.3° and -0.8°, respectively. For coronal and sagittal OD-HA, 27.5% and 26.8% of AIS were outside the reference corridor compared with 10.8% in non-scoliotic (OR = 3.1 and 3). Adding to the severity index a weighting factor based on coronal OD-HA, for thoracic scoliosis, improved the positive predictive value by 9% and the specificity by 13%.

CONCLUSION: Analysis of OD-HA suggests that AIS patients are almost three times more likely to have malalignment compared with a non-scoliotic population. Furthermore, analysis of coronal OD-HA is promising to help the clinician distinguish between stable and progressive thoracic scoliosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

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European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society - 33(2024), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 1665-1674

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Langlais, Tristan [VerfasserIn]
Vergari, Claudio [VerfasserIn]
Rougereau, Gregoire [VerfasserIn]
Gaume, Mathilde [VerfasserIn]
Gajny, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Abelin-Genevois, Kariman [VerfasserIn]
Bernard, Jean Claude [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Zongshan [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Jack Chun Yiu [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Winnie Chiu Wing [VerfasserIn]
Assi, Ayman [VerfasserIn]
Karam, Mohamad [VerfasserIn]
Ghanem, Ismat [VerfasserIn]
Bassani, Tito [VerfasserIn]
Galbusera, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Sconfienza, Luca Maria [VerfasserIn]
Brayda-Bruno, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Courtois, Isabelle [VerfasserIn]
Ebermeyer, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Vialle, Raphael [VerfasserIn]
Dubousset, Jean [VerfasserIn]
Skalli, Wafa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescent
Biplanar X-ray
Early diagnosis
Journal Article
Scoliosis

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00586-024-08178-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368975827