Pathology

Correlation Between Vertebral Height and Anthropometric Measurements in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Jack C. Y. Cheng, M.D.
Dept. of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
W.W. Chau, B.Sc.
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Xia Guo, M.D.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Y.L. Chan, M.D.
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Poster from the SRS 2002 Annual Meeting
· (a – SRS Etiology Grant)

MRI measurement of the vertebral heights and the corresponding anthropometric parameters of 81 adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and 30 normal controls were compared. Sitting height, radius length, total anterior and posterior vertebral heights were found to be significantly different between subjects with AIS of different curve severities vs. normal controls (p<0.05).

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Last Updated: 06/16/2005
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