Relationship between pulmonary function and degree of spinal deformity, location of apical vertebrae and age among adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

• Main Authors: Johari, Joehaimey, Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Ab Rahman, Azriani, Omar, Ahmad Sabri, Abdullah, Ahmad Tajudin, Nor, Sobri, Lam, Wei Cheak, Yusof, Mohd Imran
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Medical Association 2016
• Subjects: RD701 Orthopedics; RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/49248/1/5701a6.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/49248/; https://sma.org.sg/Publications/articles.aspx?ID=BA9017EA-36F6-41FE-B8CB-381593A38879

This retrospective review aimed to examine the relationship between preoperative pulmonary function and the Cobb angle, location of apical vertebrae and age in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). To our knowledge, there have been no detailed analyses of preoperative pulmonary function in relation...