Stern L M, Clark B E
Regency Park Centre for Young Disabled, South Australia.
Muscle Nerve. 1988 Jul;11(7):775-83. doi: 10.1002/mus.880110715.
In order to determine the role of the spinal muscles in the etiology of the scoliosis associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, we carried out a study of 16 children using computerized tomography. Scans were taken at the level of the 9th dorsal and the 3rd lumbar vertebrae. Density readings were taken in the medial and lateral portions of the erector spinae. The results confirmed the loss of muscle and replacement by fat which was greater on the concave side. The density differences between the convex and concave sides correlated with the degree of curvature measured by Cobb's method. Computed tomography may offer a prognostic indicator in the development of scoliosis.
为了确定脊柱肌肉在杜氏肌营养不良症相关脊柱侧弯病因中的作用，我们对16名儿童进行了一项计算机断层扫描研究。扫描在第9胸椎和第3腰椎水平进行。在竖脊肌的内侧和外侧部分进行密度读数。结果证实了肌肉的丧失和脂肪的替代，凹侧更为明显。凸侧和凹侧之间的密度差异与用Cobb法测量的弯曲程度相关。计算机断层扫描可能为脊柱侧弯的发展提供一个预后指标。
