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RADIOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF FLEXIBILITY OF IDIOPATIC SCOLIOSIS IN PRONO AND SUPINO

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posted on 2020-03-18, 02:41 authored by MARCELO PAULO MELO DE SOUZA, ANDRÉ FLAVIO FREIRE PEREIRA, TULIO ALBUQUERQUE DE MOURA RANGEL, RODRIGO CASTRO DE MEDEIROS, LUCIANO TEMPORAL BORGES CABRAL, MARCUS ANDRÉ COSTA FERREIRA, ANTONIO REINALDO DE SOUSA FILHO

ABSTRACT Objective To determine if there is a statistically significant difference in the flexibility of the curves in the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) by using lateral inclination radiographs in supine or prone decubitus. Methods We evaluated 19 patients with AIS, waiting for surgery. Radiographs of the patients were performed in orthostatic anteroposterior incidences and right and left lateral inclinations in prone and supine decubitus. The comparison between prone and supine decubitus was performed through the flexibility rates of the curves measured in each position. Results The mean flexibility rates measured in lateral inclination radiographs with the patient in the supine position were 54.4% ± 38.8% in the proximal thoracic curve, 45.8% ± 15.6% in the main thoracic curve, and 80.5% ± 20.7% in the thoracolumbar / lumbar curve. When the lateral inclination radiographs were performed with the patient in the prone position, we observed mean flexibility rates of 66.4% ± 34.3% in the proximal thoracic curve, 50.1% ± 12.8% in the main thoracic curve, and 80.6% ± 19.0% in the thoracolumbar / lumbar curve. Conclusion This present study did not find a statistically significant difference between the flexibility rates of the curves in the prone and supine positions, suggesting that the two radiographic methods analyzed are similar in the evaluation of the flexibility of the curves in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Level of evidence II; Development of diagnostic criteria in consecutive patients (with “gold” reference standard applied).

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