Thoracic Morphology and Bronchial Narrowing Are Related to Pulmonary Function in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis | Zendy

James J. Farrell | Zendy; Enrique Garrido | Zendy; Ludvig Vavruch | Zendy; Tom P. C. Schlösser | Zendy

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Thoracic Morphology and Bronchial Narrowing Are Related to Pulmonary Function in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Author(s) -

James J. Farrell,

Enrique Garrido,

Ludvig Vavruch,

Tom P. C. Schlösser

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of bone and joint surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634

H-Index - 260

eISSN - 1058-2436

pISSN - 0021-9355

DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.20.01714

Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary function testing , vital capacity , lung volumes , rib cage , scoliosis , coronal plane , spirometry , lung , deformity , radiography , radiology , nuclear medicine , surgery , asthma , diffusing capacity , anatomy , lung function

In adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), lung function impairment is not necessarily related to the coronal spinal deformity. Recently, right-sided bronchial narrowing has been reported in thoracic AIS. The aim of this study was to describe the relation of chest and spinal deformity parameters, bronchial narrowing, and lung volumes with pulmonary function in preoperative AIS.

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