ArticleCureus2025
Preoperative Evaluation of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: The Relevance of Routine Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Intraspinal and Vertebral Anomalies in Congenital, Adolescent Idiopathic, and New-Onset Scoliosis:Saudi medical journal · 2026Article
- Long-Term Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adulthood: Clinical Challenges and Progress During the Critical Period of Pregnancy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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Abstract
Introduction The evidence for using preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the whole spine in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is not well established. However, it is routine to perform whole-spine MRI in patients with scoliosis who are scheduled to undergo surgical correction in our center to detect occult neural axis abnormalities that may not present with neurological symptoms but could influence surgical planning and safety. Method A retrospective single-center and descriptive evaluation of the medical records of AIS patients aged 10 to 18 who were admitted for surgical treatment at our institution between 2017 and 2022 to evaluate the value of the routine preoperative MRI. Descriptive statistics were utilized to analyze the data. Independent t-tests and chi-square tests (
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