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J H Moe

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Determination of "normal" thoracic kyphosis: a roentgenographic study of 121 "normal" children.

The purpose of this prospective study was to determine the range of "normalcy" in the radiologic measurement of thoracic kyphosis in children by using a standardized position and full-length radiograph in 121 normal children. Using +/- two standard deviations from the mean as the definition of "normal," a range of 20 degrees - 50 degrees was determined. There was no difference between the various age subgroups or between genders.

Adolescent↗
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Neurologic deficits secondary to spinal deformity. A review of the literature and report of 43 cases.

Forty-three cases of neurologic complications of untreated spinal deformities are reviewed. Kyphosis, averaging 95 degrees, was present in all but one patient. The most common deformity was a congenital kyphosis, present in 17 patients. The complication was more common in males, in the presence of thoracic deformities, and in the second decade. Treatment consisted of anterior spinal cord decompression in 25 patients, laminectomy in ten, Capener decompression in six, correction and fusion in five, and Hyndman-Schneider decompression in three. Laminectomy gave the worst results; six of ten patients who received this treatment showed deterioration. Anterior cord decompression gave the best results, with 16 of 25 showing improvement. A treatment plan for this complication is proposed. A plea for prevention is made, as it is far preferable to avoid this dreaded complication by early fusion of kyphotic problems.

Adolescent↗