Acta Medica Okayama 71巻 2号
2017-04 発行

Scoliosis in Patients with Severe Cerebral Palsy: Three Different Courses in Adolescents

Oda, Yoshiaki Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
Takigawa, Tomoyuki Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital ORCID Kaken ID researchmap
Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital Kaken ID
Tanaka, Masato Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital ORCID Kaken ID publons researchmap
Akazawa, Hirofumi Asahikawasou Ryouiku Iryou Center
Ozaki, Toshifumi Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital Kaken ID publons researchmap
Publication Date
2017-04
Abstract
Patients with cerebral palsy (CP) frequently present with scoliosis; however, the pattern of curve progression is difficult to predict. We aimed to clarify the natural course of the progression of scoliosis and to identify scoliosis predictors. This was a retrospective, single-center, observational study. Total of 92 CP patients from Asahikawasou Ryouiku Iryou Center in Okayama, Japan were retrospectively analyzed. Cobb angle, presence of hip dislocation and pelvic obliquity, and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) were investigated. Severe CP was defined as GMFCS level IV or V. The mean observation period was 10.7 years. Thirtyfour severe CP patients presented with scoliosis and were divided into 3 groups based on their clinical courses: severe, moderate and mild. The mean Cobb angles at the final follow-up were 129°, 53°, and 13° in the severe, moderate, and mild groups, respectively. The average progressions from 18 to 25 years were 2.7°/year, 0.7°/year, and 0.1°/year in the severe, moderate, and mild curve groups, respectively. We observed the natural course of scoliosis and identified 3 courses based on the Cobb angle at 15 and 18 years of age. This method of classification may help clinicians predict the patients’ disease progression.
Document Type
Original Article
Keywords
severe cerebral palsy
scoliosis
natural course
Cobb angle
progression
Link to PubMed
ISSN
0386-300X
NCID
AA00508441
JaLC DOI
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