Authors: Hassan Ghandhari Hossein Vahid Tari Ebrahim Ameri Mir Bahram Safari Daniel Fadaei Fouladi
Publish Date: 2015/03/03
Volume: 24, Issue: 7, Pages: 1510-1521
Abstract
Rib and intraspinal anomalies were present in 574 and 218 of patients respectively Most vertebral anomalies were located in the middle–lower thorax Being the most common vertebral defect 535 failure of segmentation was significantly more common in males whereas mixed defects were more frequent in females Formation and mixed defects were associated with rib changes Vertebral anomalies were more extensive in males than in females The presence of multiple hemivertebrae was associated with rib deformity and intraspinal anomaly Location of the vertebral anomalies varied with gender and rib involvement Majority of rib changes were of simple type 707 significantly more common in males Conversely females had significantly more fused and bifid ribs Two most common intraspinal anomalies were diastematomyelia 364 and syringomyelia 182 Intraspinal anomalies were located most frequently in the upper and lower thoracic regions Syringomyelia and low conus were associated with female gender and patients with rib changes suffered from intraspinal anomalies more frequently No significant association was found between vertebral and intraspinal anomaliesThe incidences of rib and intraspinal anomalies were 574 and 218 in surgical Caucasians with congenital scoliosis respectively Unlike vertebral and intraspinal anomalies rib and intraspinal anomalies were significantly associated Male gender and intraspinal anomaly were associated with some previously suggested risk factors of curve progression
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