STUDY DESIGN: Clinical study correlating preoperative pulmonary function tests (PFTs) to radiographic measures of thoracic deformity severity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. OBJECTIVE: To determine (1) the incidence of clinically relevant (<65% predicted value) pulmonary impairment in AIS patients; (2) if patients with more severe deformity have greater impairment of PFTs than those with lesser deformity; (3) the effect, if any, of juvenile onset deformity (onset
Date of Publication : 2011 Jun 15
Authors : Johnston CE;Richards BS;Sucato DJ;Bridwell KH;Lenke LG;Erickson M;
Organisation : Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX 75219, USA. charles.johnston@tsrh.org
Journal of Publication : Spine (Phila Pa 1976 )
Pubmed Link : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21270699
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