Imaging study of coccygeal morphology in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Haoyang Zhang,
Yingsen Pan,
Chenhao Ju
et al.
Abstract:The correlation between scoliosis and sagittal curvature of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine have already been reported in previous studies. However, as a part of the spine, the change in coccygeal morphology in AIS patients has not yet been studied. In this study, a retrospective analysis was performed on 400 patients who were divided into a non-scoliotic group (206 patients) and an AIS group (194 patients). The Postacchini coccygeal radiological classification that was modified by Nathan was used to … Show more
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