Open AccessIntraspinal anomalies in scoliosis: An MRI analysis of 177 consecutive scoliosis patients
Author(s) -
Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran,
Vijay Kamath,
Raj Kiran,
Ajoy Prasad Shetty
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.58607
Subject(s) - medicine , scoliosis , incidence (geometry) , magnetic resonance imaging , filum terminale , syringomyelia , rachis , population , radiology , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics
The association of intraspinal neural anomalies with scoliosis is known for more than six decades. However, there are no studies documenting the incidence of association of intraspinal anomalies in scoliotic patients in the Indian population. The guide lines to obtain an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan to rule out neuro-axial abnormalities in presumed adolescent idiopathic scoliosis are also not clear. We conducted a prospective study (a) to document and analyze the incidence and types of intraspinal anomalies in different types of scoliosis in Indian patients. (b) to identify clinico-radiological 'indicators' that best predict the findings of neuro-axial abnormalities in patients with presumed adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, which will alert the physician to the possible presence of intraspinal anomalies and optimize the use of MRI in this sub group of patients.