SynthesisJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2020
Incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in congenital scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Intraspinal and Vertebral Anomalies in Congenital, Adolescent Idiopathic, and New-Onset Scoliosis:Saudi medical journal · 2026Article
- Comparison of short-segment vs. long-segment fixation in posterior osteotomy for kyphotic deformity: effects on postoperative alignment and complications.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Routine MRI in Pediatric Scoliosis: A Narrative Review of Risk-Stratified and Abbreviated Protocols.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2026Review
- The Biomechanics of Spinal Orthoses for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review of the Controlling Forces.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Spinal dysraphism in congenital scoliosis and kyphosis: a retrospective analysis in an Indian population.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Posterior hemivertebra resection without internal fixation in the treatment of congenital scoliosis in very young children.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Comparison of Intraspinal Abnormalities Prevalence in Congenital Scoliosis: Is Multiple Hemivertebra Associated with Higher Risk than Single Hemivertebra?JB & JS open accessArticle
- Epidemiological and diagnostic characteristics of scoliosis in children in a single tertiary centre in Abidjan.African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPSArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis is the first systematic review and meta-analysis on the overall incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in patients with congenital scoliosis (CS) and potential influencing factors.
methodsWe searched three large electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library) for potentially relevant studies. The quality of the included studies was assessed independently by two authors using the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) criteria. Data on the number of CS patients, number of CS patients with intraspinal abnormalities, sex of the patients, and CS types were extracted from the included studies. R software was used to pool and analyze all the extracted data.
resultsThis meta-analysis included 10 articles, and 671 of 1863 CS patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations were identified to have intraspinal abnormalities. The overall incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in the patients with CS was 37% (95% CI, 29-45%). Diastematomyelia was the most common intraspinal abnormality and was detected in 45.60% of the patients with intraspinal abnormalities (306/671). The remaining intraspinal abnormalities included syringomyelia (273/671, 40.69%), tethered cord (190/671, 28.32%), low conus (58/671, 8.64%), intraspinal mass (39/671, 5.81%), Chiari malformation (32/671, 4.77%), fatty filum (27/671, 4.02%), spina bifida (occulta excluded) (17/671, 2.53%), tumor (17/671, 2.53%), cyst (12/671, 1.79%), syringomyelus (4/671, 0.60%), dural ectasia (1/671, 0.15%), and undiagnosed cord MRI hyperintensity (1/671, 0.15%). The patient's sex and CS type were not factors that affected the incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in CS patients (all P > 0.05).
conclusionsThis meta-analysis revealed that the overall incidence of intraspinal abnormalities detected by MRI in CS patients was 37%. Diastematomyelia was the most common intraspinal abnormality. The patient's sex and CS type were not factors that affected the incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in CS patients.
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