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From 1969 through 1978, 30 adults presented with painful idiopathic scoliosis and associated radicular symptoms. Fifteen had major thoracolumbar curves and 15 had major lumbar curves. Ten (33%) had physical findings of the nerve root entrapment, 4 having two roots entrapped. Root entrapments in the sciatic distribution were most common and arose on the side opposite the major curve, coming from the concavity of compensatory lumbosacral curves (7 of 9 patients). Root entrapment in a femoral nerve distribution came from the concavity of the major curve (1 patient). Whether in a major or compensatory curve, entrapments usually arise in the concavity (8 of 10 patients). Mechanisms of root entrapment vary, but foraminal compression and pedicular kinking were most common. When major deforming curves are corrected fairly completely, most nerve root entrapments are relieved; sciatic entrapments are decompressed by spontaneous straightening of the lumbosacral curve. Dwyer instrumentation and fusion has been the most effective method of surgical management in carefully selected cases.
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PMID:The management of nerve root entrapment syndromes associated with the collapsing scoliosis of idiopathic lumbar and thoracolumbar curves. 16 86

111 patients with amputation of the thigh of the last world war were examined. Besides the complaints in their thigh they suffered mostly from low back pain and osteoarthritis in the knee of the other leg. For a medical report it is important to decide whether the low back pain comes from lumbar disc disease or from secondary scoliosis of the lumbar spine which is caused by the amputation. Secondary changes in the spine and in the other leg can also be expected when a lower limb is heavily injured.
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PMID:[Late results of patients with amputation of the thigh (author's transl)]. 16 21

35 cases of infantile scoliosis were studied most of whom were followed for more than 10 years. In 11 instances, the scoliosis was present in the new born. The results are compared with those obtained by other authors. The authors consider that the signs found at the first examination as described by Mehta are not reliable enough and that the subsequent evolution of the curve is important. They have observed totally regressive and partially regressive cases. They are also found that right thoraco-lumbar curves in girls were common. Criteria for a more reliable prognosis are put forward.
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PMID:[Prognosis of infantile scoliosis (author's transl)]. 16 3

The height and skeletal age of girls with idiopathic scoliosis were studied. The skeletal age was evaluated by two independent methods and was compared with the chronological age and the corrected height of the patients. With both methods the same tendency was noticed. Early in the adolescence (ages 11 and 12 years) the skeletal development was more advanced in girls with idiopathic scoliosis than expected. Later (ages 16 and 17 years) the reverse condition was found. The standing height, corrected for the deformity, was significantly greater in idiopathic scoliosis patients than in controls of either the same chronological or skeletal age. These observations indicate that girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis have a growth pattern differing from normal, and that growth factors are connected to the disease.
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PMID:A study of skeletal age and height in girls with idiopathic scoliosis. 16 98

The fourth lumbar vertebra was studied with dual photon absorptiometry in a group of young women immobilized in bed for 21 to 46 days after operation for scoliosis. Twelve out of 13 showed loss of bone content. The monthly loss in most patients highly exceeded earlier reported losses from other bones and significantly exceeded the methodological error.
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PMID:Development of osteopenia in the fourth lumbar vertebra during prolonged bed rest after operation for scoliosis. 17 Jul 82

Neurofibromatosis is a congenital abnormality due to maldevelopment of the neurectoderm and mesoderm. Spinal abnormalities are a frequent occurrence and the roentgenological changes observed in 21 patients are presented. These include scoliosis, posterior scalloping of vertebral bodies, and the roentgenological features associated with intraspinal tumors and thoracic meningoceles.
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PMID:Spinal neurofibromatosis. 17 11

The roentgenographic changes in the axial skeleton after irradiation for Wilms' tumor were studied in eighty-one patients. In addition to the initial alterations found in the individual vertebrae within the field of irradiation, spinal deformity subsequently developed in fifty-nine patients (pure scoliosis in thirty-eight, kyphoscoliosis in nineteen, and pure kyphosis in two). Unitl the adolescent growth spurt these deformities tended to remain slight, but some progression did occur. In seven patients the scoliosis became severe enough to require spine fusion. A Milwaukee brace used in three patients failed to correct the curve. The trapezoidal shape of the vertebrae and scarring of the soft tissues within the concavity made correction difficult. Recognizable roentgenographic alterations failed to develop in twenty-two patients who, in general, were older and had received less irradiation. There appeared to be a correlation between the amount of irradiation and the severity of the spinal deformity (p is less than 0.05) and between the age of irradiation and the amount of deformity (p is less than 0.02).
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PMID:Skeletal alterations following irradiation for Wilms' tumor: with particular reference to scoliosis and kyphosis. 17 64

The technique used for the radiological examination of a well preserved mummy is described. Problems of identification and determination of age, size and sex are discussed. Post mortem changes consist of subluxation of the cervical spine and fractures of the ribs and fibulae. Of medical interest, it was possible to diagnose definitely Scheuermann's disease with a scoliosis and marked reactive spondylotic and spondylo-arthritic changes. The radiological findings provided further information regarding the technique of mummification and the method of burial. Some findings of mythological significance could be demonstrated radiologically, such as the fact that the heart and kidneys had been left in the body, the presence of a scarab, various gold plates and amulets and a fayence-decorated shroud.
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PMID:[The radiology of Egyptian mummies (author's transl)]. 18 32

A pedigree with a new form of hereditary sensory neuropathy is described. Ataxia and scoliosis rather than loss of pain and ulcerating acropathy are the principal clinical feature. Analysis of the pedigree suggests a dominant mode of transmission with variable age of onset and perhaps reduced penetrance.
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PMID:A new variety of hereditary sensory neuropathy. 19 48

Inadequately treated cases of scoliosis with deterioration were studied. Biomechanics and pathology are discussed. It has been observed that permanent lateral deviation of the vertebral column continues irreversibly if not treated in time. A study of the evolution of scoliosis in relation to vertebral growth is reported. It is followed by a description of therapeutic management based on fundamental factors: --aetiology, the severity of the deformity, bone age and potential deterioration. A series of cases treated conservatively and by surgical fixation is illustrated.
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PMID:[Studies on the development and therapy of scoliosis]. 19 92


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