STUDY DESIGN.: A prospective study of magnetic resonance imaging findings in outpatients with idiopathic scoliosis. OBJECTIVE.: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of neural axis abnormalities in outpatients with scoliosis and to analyze the characteristics of patients who had such abnormalities. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: In previous studies, neural axis abnormalities [...]
Rib length asymmetry in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: is it primary or secondary?
Chinese researchers studied two groups of patients with adolescent thoracic scoliosis and syringomyelia. Previous scoliosis researchers have suggested that an asymmetrical growth of the ribs and/or arms can have a causative impact on the development of scoliosis. In this present study, the researchers looked at the length of ribs attaching at or near the apex [...]
