An observational study in Scoliosis, Kyphosis and Radiography, sponsored by Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 1 Year to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-04-17.
Sponsored by Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital · Observational
The study will be done retrospectively.The aim of this study is to retrospectively examine the spinal pathologies of patients with a prediagnosis of spinal deformity and for whom spinal radiography is requested and to evaluate the clinical features of these patients.
Spinal radiography for scoliosis is the gold standard in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of spinal diseases. There are studies showing that unnecessary and repetitive radiographs of patients increase the risk of cancer in older ages. Patients should be thoroughly examined before a spine radiograph is taken. Adam's test should be applied to the patient with scoliosis findings in the physical examination. Spinal radiography for Scoliosis should be requested from those whose trunk rotation angle is 5 degrees or more during Adam's test. The diagnosis of scoliosis is made when the Cobb angle measured on posterior-anterior radiographs is greater than 10 degrees. The diagnosis of kyphosis is made when the Cobb angle measured on lateral radiographs is greater than 50 degrees. Patients with a prediagnosis of spinal deformity and spinal radiographs taken between January 2019 and September 2019 in the Radiology clinic of our hospital will be included in the study. Demographic characteristics of the patients, presence and degree of scoliosis on posterior-anterior radiographs, if present, degree of kyphosis on lateral radiographs, structural pathologies in the spine and clinical features will be investigated.
660 studies on the registry are indexed under Scoliosis; 186 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 632 is above the median of 84 across 256 observational studies indexed under Scoliosis.
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Patients aged 18 and under, those who were requested to have spinal radiographs for scoliosis and kyphosis
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Exclusion Criteria:
Angle measurement with Cobb method in posterior-anterior and lateral radiographs of patients who underwent spinal radiographs
Diagnostic Test: Spine radiography
Posterior-anterior and lateral spine radiography
Who should have full spine radiographs?
The aim of the study is to determine the percentage of unnecessary X-rays required for he definitive diagnosis of spinal deformities and to emphasize the importance of clinical examination in requesting X-rays.
Time frame: 3 month
We aimed to determine the frequency of kyphosis, types and percentages of scoliosis detected on the radiographs.
A curvature of the spine of 10° or more detected radiologically in the coronal plane is defined as scoliosis, and a curvature of over 50 degrees in the sagittal plane is defined as kyphosis. The Cobb method is calculated by measuring the angle between the parallel line drawn from the top of the top vertebra where the curvature is greatest and from the bottom of the bottom vertebra. Scoliosis is classified according to the location of the apical vertebra.
Time frame: 3 month
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Plan to share: Undecided
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