Open AccessPedicle morphometry in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Author(s) -
Bidre Upendra,
Devkant Meena,
Pankaj Kandwal,
Abrar Ahmed,
Buddhadev Chowdhury,
Arvind Jayaswal
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 - 10.4103/0019-5413.62084
Subject(s) - medicine , idiopathic scoliosis , scoliosis , general surgery , physical therapy , surgery
The key to the safe and effective use of thoracic pedicle screws in the deformed spine is to thoroughly understand pedicle anatomy. There are a few studies related to pedicle anatomy in the Indian population and no pedicle morphometric studies in scoliosis patients. The present study aims to highlight the differential features of pedicle morphometry, including pedicle width, transverse pedicle angle and the depth to anterior cortex on the concave and convex side, in a group of Indian patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and compare this to that of a western population.