Epidemiological Patterns of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in a Spinal Center in Curitiba
Emiliano Neves Vialle,
André de Oliveira Arruda,
Joana Bretas Cabral Rondon Guasque
et al.
Abstract:Objective: Evaluation of the profile of the population with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) treated at a center specializing in spine surgery in Curitiba-PR. Methods: Prospective multicenter study, being analyzed, at the moment, only data from the center in question. All patients referred from the basic health service for evaluation of deformity underwent panoramic radiography of the total spine to evaluate the curvature using the Cobb method, evaluation of skeletal maturity using the Risser classificat… Show more
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