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Cervical and thoracic/lumbar motion and muscle strength in surgically treated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients.
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Journal of Back & Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation . 2022, Vol. 35 Issue 6, p1337-1343. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: To date, only one study assessed the spinal mobility and muscle strength of patients who were treated either with fusion or brace treatment. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the range of motion (ROM) and strength of the cervical and thoracic/lumbar spine in patients who underwent spinal fusion for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) in comparison to healthy individuals. METHODS: Patients (n= 28) who were treated surgically for AIS were included in the study. An age and gender matched control group (n= 22) was included that consisted of healthy individuals. DAVID® Lumbar/Thoracic Extension, Lumbar/Thoracic Rotation, and Cervical Extension/Lateral Flexion devices were used to measure cervical and lumbar/thoracic ROM as well as muscle strength. RESULTS: Significant differences were observed between groups in all ROM measurements except thoracic/lumbar sagittal flexion ROM measurement (p= 0.198). There were significant differences between groups in terms of muscle strength, except thoracic lumbar left rotation strength (p= 0.081). CONCLUSIONS: The findings of the current study demonstrated that cervical and thoracic/lumbar range of motion, as well as muscle strength, were significantly decreased in surgically treated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients compared to healthy counterparts. However, trunk (thoracic/lumbar) flexion range of motion and trunk left rotation muscle strength were not significantly different. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CERVICAL vertebrae
*RANGE of motion of joints
*SPINAL fusion
*CROSS-sectional method
*CASE-control method
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*MANN Whitney U Test
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*T-test (Statistics)
*MUSCLE strength
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ADOLESCENT idiopathic scoliosis
*LUMBAR vertebrae
*DATA analysis software
*THORACIC vertebrae
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10538127
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Back & Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160522072
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3233/BMR-210303