Open AccessThe Proximal Humeral Ossification System Improves Assessment of Maturity in Patients with Scoliosis
Author(s) -
LI Don,
George C. Linderman,
Jonathan J. Cui,
Stephen G. DeVries,
Allen D. Nicholson,
Eric Li,
Logan Petit,
Joseph B Kahan,
Ronan Talty,
Yuval Kluger,
Daniel R. Cooperman,
Brian G. Smith
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of bone and joint surgery. american volume/the journal of bone and joint surgery. american volume
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 260
eISSN - 1058-2436
pISSN - 0021-9355
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.19.00296
Subject(s) - medicine , intraclass correlation , scoliosis , radiography , ossification , orthodontics , bone age , surgery , anatomy , clinical psychology , psychometrics
We recently developed a classification system to assess skeletal maturity by scoring proximal humeral ossification in a similar way to the canonical Risser sign. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether our system can be used to reliably assess radiographs of the spine for modern patients with idiopathic scoliosis, whether it can be used in combination with the Sanders hand system, and whether the consideration of patient factors such as age, sex, and standing height improves the accuracy of predictions.