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ArticleJournal of craniovertebral junction & spine

Increased cautiousness in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients concordant with syringomyelia fails to improve overall patient outcomes.

Katherine E Pierce, Oscar Krol, Nicholas Kummer, Lara Passfall, Brooke O'Connell, Constance Maglaras, Haddy Alas, Avery E Brown, Cole Bortz, Bassel G Diebo and 4 more

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Article in Journal of craniovertebral junction & spine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katherine E PierceDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Oscar KrolDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Nicholas KummerDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Lara PassfallDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Brooke O'ConnellDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Constance MaglarasDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Haddy AlasDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Avery E BrownDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Cole BortzDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Bassel G DieboDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, SUNY Downstate, New York, NY, USA.
Carl B PaulinoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, SUNY Downstate, New York, NY, USA.
Aaron J BucklandDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Michael C GerlingDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Peter G PassiasDepartment of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a common cause of spinal deformity in adolescents. AIS can be associated with certain intraspinal anomalies such as syringomyelia (SM). This study assessed the rate o f SM in AIS patients and compared trends in surgical approach and postoperative outcomes in AIS patients with and without SM.

methodsThe database was queried using ICD-9 codes for AIS patients from 2003-2012 (737.1-3, 737.39, 737.8, 737.85, and 756.1) and SM (336.0). The patients were separated into two groups: AIS-SM and AIS-N. Groups were compared using

resultsTotally 77,183 AIS patients were included in the study (15.2 years, 64% F): 821 (1.2%) - AIS-SM (13.7 years, 58% F) and 76,362 - AIS-N (15.2 years, 64% F). The incidence of SM increased from 2003-2012 (0.9 to 1.2%,

conclusionsThese results indicate that patients concordant with AIS and SM may be treated more cautiously (lower invasiveness score and less fusions) than those without SM.

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Adolescentdeformityidiopathicscoliosissyringomyelia

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PMID34194168
PMCPMC8214240
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