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DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625615
Scoliosis: current overview and treatment considerations
Escoliose: conceitos atuais e considerações terapêuticasPublikationsverlauf
Publikationsdatum:
11. Januar 2018 (online)
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Abstract
Scoliosis presents with lateral curvature of the spine greater than 10 degrees in x-ray and it can be associated with others deformities of the curvature of the spine. The management of this deformity is dependent of the classification and clinical presentation of the patient. This paper purposes to discuss to the initial evaluation of patients with scoliosis, distinguishing the different types of scoliosis and the management of patients with this diagnosis.
Resumo
A escoliose apresenta-se como uma curvatura lateral da coluna maior que 10 graus na radiografia e pode ser associada a outras deformidades da curvatura da coluna. O manejo terapêutico dessa deformidade é dependente da classificação e apresentação clínica do paciente. Este artigo se propõe a discutir a evolução inicial de pacientes com escoliose, distinguindo os diferentes tipos dessa anormalidade e o manejo dos pacientes.
1Resident of Neurosurgery – Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
2Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia (UVA), Charlottesville, VA, USA. Complex Spine Fellow, UVA.
3Neurosurgeon – Campinas, SP; PhD student, Department of Neurology, Unicamp.
4Department of Neurological Surgery, UVA. Professor of Neurological Surgery, UVA.