Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients may have a higher prevalence of osteopenia and deranged bone quality, which could contribute to the etipathogenesis of spinal deformities in those patients, according to a study published in Spine.
Researchers matched 635 female AIS patients with 269 young females with normal spines for the study. The tests performed on each patient included broadband ultrasound attenuation, velocity of sound and stiffness index, and the results were correlated with anthropometric measurement, radiologic assessment and bone mineral density of both hips.
For AIS patients, the z-score of BMD at the femoral neck was significantly lower than for the control group. The researchers also controlled for maturity, body weight, body height and BMD with multiple linear regression analysis for mild and severe curves, and found that the BUA and SI were significantly lower in the AIS group than the control group.
Read the abstract about patients with scoliosis.
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Researchers matched 635 female AIS patients with 269 young females with normal spines for the study. The tests performed on each patient included broadband ultrasound attenuation, velocity of sound and stiffness index, and the results were correlated with anthropometric measurement, radiologic assessment and bone mineral density of both hips.
For AIS patients, the z-score of BMD at the femoral neck was significantly lower than for the control group. The researchers also controlled for maturity, body weight, body height and BMD with multiple linear regression analysis for mild and severe curves, and found that the BUA and SI were significantly lower in the AIS group than the control group.
Read the abstract about patients with scoliosis.
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Dr. John Smith of Utah Performs Innovative Adolescent Scoliosis Surgery
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