Department of Radiology, Orthopaedic Hospital of the Invalid Foundation, Helsinki, Finland.
Eur Spine J. 1993 Mar;1(4):236-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00298366.
The spinal growth in scoliotic segments (T4-L4) of 110 girls with untreated idiopathic scoliosis was measured from two successive radiographs taken at a mean interval of 1.1 years. At the first visit the mean age of the patients was 14 years (range 11-16 years), the mean magnitude of the major curves 24 degrees (range 9 degrees-38 degrees) and that of the minor curves 14 degrees (range 2 degrees-38 degrees). Spinal growth was most rapid at the age of 11-12 years. The progression of the curves (major plus minor) correlated with the spinal growth (r = 0.384). The greater the initial curves were, the stronger the correlation was between the spinal growth and the progression of the curves (r = 0.046-0.639), and the correlation was more significant in thoracic scoliosis (r = 0.560) than in thoracolumbar and lumbar scoliosis (r = 0.152).
对 110 例未经治疗的特发性脊柱侧凸女孩的 T4-L4 脊柱侧凸节段的脊柱生长进行了测量，这些患者的连续两张 X 光片拍摄间隔平均为 1.1 年。首次就诊时，患者的平均年龄为 14 岁（11-16 岁），主要曲线的平均幅度为 24 度（9-38 度），次要曲线的平均幅度为 14 度（2-38 度）。脊柱生长最快发生在 11-12 岁。曲线的进展（主要加次要）与脊柱生长呈正相关（r = 0.384）。初始曲线越大，脊柱生长与曲线进展之间的相关性越强（r = 0.046-0.639），且在胸弯中相关性更为显著（r = 0.560），而在胸腰弯和腰弯中相关性较弱（r = 0.152）。
