dc.contributor.author | Ibrahim, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Gabbar, O A | |
dc.contributor.author | El-Abed, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Hutchinson, M J | |
dc.contributor.author | Nelson, I W | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-18T08:44:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-18T08:44:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ibrahim T, Gabbar OA, El-Abed K, Hutchinson MJ, Nelson IW (2008). The value of radiographs obtained during forced traction under general anaesthesia in predicting flexibility in idiopathic scoliosis with Cobb angles exceeding 60 degree. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Nov;90(11):1473-6 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18978268 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/35447 | |
dc.description.abstract | Our aim in this prospective radiological study was to determine whether the flexibility rate calculated from radiographs obtained during forced traction under general anaesthesia, was better than that of fulcrum-bending radiographs before corrective surgery in predicting the extent of the available correction in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. We evaluated 33 patients with a Cobb angle > 60 degrees on a standing posteroanterior radiograph, who had been treated by posterior correction. Pre-operative standing fulcrum-bending radiographs and those with forced-traction under general anaesthesia were obtained. Post-operative standing radiographs were taken after surgical correction. The mean forced-traction flexibility rate was 55% (SD 11.3) which was significantly higher than the mean fulcrum-bending flexibility rate of 32% (SD 16.1) (p < 0.001). We found no correlation between either the forced-traction or fulcrum-bending flexibility rates and the correction rate post-operatively (p = 0.24 and p = 0.44, respectively). Radiographs obtained during forced traction under general anaesthesia were better at predicting the flexibility of the curve than fulcrum-bending radiographs in curves with a Cobb angle > 60 degrees in the standing position and may identify those patients for whom supplementary anterior surgery can be avoided. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | The value of radiographs obtained during forced traction under general anaesthesia in predicting flexibility in idiopathic scoliosis with Cobb angles exceeding 60 degree | en |
dc.type | Article | en |