ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2024
Elasticity and cross-sectional thickness of paraspinal muscles in progressive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
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- CT-Derived Paraspinal Muscle Asymmetry Is Associated with Deformity Severity in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Quantitative CT Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objectives: (1) Compare the cross-sectional thickness (CST) and shear wave speed (SWS) of paraspinal muscles (PSM) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with and without curve progression; (2) investigate the relationship between CST/SWS and radiographic characteristics in AIS with curve progression; (3) compare the CST/SWS between AIS and non-scoliosis controls. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed the CST and SWS of PSM in 48 AIS with mild to moderate curvature and 24 non-scoliosis participants. Participants with scoliosis greater than 45° of Cobb angles were excluded. The Change of Cobb angles within the last 6-months was retrieved to allocate AIS into progression and non-progression groups. The SWS and CST of multifidus; longissimus and iliocostalis of the major curve were measured using B-mode ultrasound image with an elastography mode. Discrepancies of the SWS (SWS-ratio: SWS on the convex side divided by SWS on the concave side) and CST (CST-ratio: CST on the convex side divided by CST on the concave side) at the upper/lower end and apical vertebrae were studied. Results: A higher SWS at the apical vertebrae on the concave side of the major curve (multifidus: 3.9 ± 1.0 m/s vs. 3.1 ± 0.6 m/s; Conclusions: Increased SWS of PSM without change of CST was observed on the concave side of the major curve in participants with progressive AIS.
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