ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2016
Spinal growth velocity versus height velocity in predicting curve progression in peri-pubertal girls with idiopathic scoliosis.
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- Scoliosis and Prognosis-a systematic review regarding patient-specific and radiological predictive factors for curve progression.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Pooled it
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- Consensus-based guidelines for research in bracing in idiopathic scoliosis by the SRS comprehensive care committee in collaboration with SOSORT.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Curve progression in female adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with Risser grade ≥ 3: incidence, magnitude, and risk factors in a cohort of 915 unbraced female patients.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Association between incorrect posture and curve types in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a large-sample, cross-sectional study in China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Rising Popularity of Growth Hormone Therapy and Ensuing Orthopedic Complications in the Pediatric Population: A Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Maturation of the vertebral ring apophysis is delayed in girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis compared to the normal population.Spine deformity · 2024Article
- The association between idiopathic scoliosis and growth hormone treatment in short children.Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism · 2022Article
- Suv39h1 promotes facet joint chondrocyte proliferation by targeting miR-15a/Bcl2 in idiopathic scoliosis patients.Clinical epigenetics · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundHeight velocity (HV) is traditionally used to monitor the residual growth potential in idiopathic scoliosis (IS). The temporal timing of rapid increase in standing height often does not match exactly that of the increase in spine height. The purposes of this study were to analyze the correlation between change of angle velocity (AV) vs the changes of spinal growth velocity (SGV) and HV, and the associated predictive value on curve progression in IS.
methodsPre-pubertal IS girls with single curve receiving standardized bracing treatment followed longitudinally with documented curve progression >5° were retrospectively reviewed. The age, standing height, Cobb angle (main curve), spinal length, Risser sign, HV, SGV and AV at each visit were measured and calculated. The visit with the highest AV value of each patient was selected for the final analysis and correlated with the corresponding peak height velocity (PHV) and peak spinal growth velocity (PSGV).
resultsSixty-two IS girls were reviewed. Chi-square test revealed PSGV contributed more to the highest AV than PHV (P = 0.001). Pearson correlation analysis demonstrated that AV was correlated with SGV (r = 0.454, P < 0.001) and HV (r = 0.280, P = 0.027). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that high AV was better predicted by higher SGV (B = 0.321, P = 0.007) rather than higher HV (B = 0.259, P = 0.362) (R = 0.467).
conclusionsVariations of spinal growth velocity exerted more direct influence over changes in angle velocity as compared with height velocity. High spinal growth velocity predisposed to more rapid curve progression in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
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