Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

Original Article

Cardiopulmonary function and scoliosis severity in idiopathic scoliosis children

Seokwon Huh, Lucy Yougmin Eun, Nam Kyun Kim, Jo Won Jung, Jae Young Choi, Hak Sun Kim

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(6):218-223. Published online June 22, 2015

Purpose

Idiopathic scoliosis is a structural lateral curvature of the spine of unknown etiology. The relationship between degree of spine curvature and cardiopulmonary function has not yet been investigated. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between scoliosis and cardiopulmonary characteristics.

Methods

Ninety children who underwent preoperative pulmonary or cardiac evaluation at a single spine institution over 41 months were...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2015.58.6.218

Pulmonary Function of Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Yu Sok Han, Hyun Ah Kim, Uee Ryoung Chung

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(10):1076-1080. Published online October 15, 2004

Purpose : To evaluate the patterns of preoperative pulmonary function tests(PFTs) and their correlation with postoperative pulmonary impairment in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis(AIS), who had orthopaedic operation with or without rib resection thoracoplasty. Methods : The case records and radiographs of 79 patients(12, boys and 67, girls) of a mean age of 13.3 years(7-15 years) with AIS who underwent orthopaedic...

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Case Report

A Case of Scoliosis Due to a Foreign Body(Pencil) in the Colon

Jeong Sik Seo, Sun Mi Chung, Eun Jin Choi, Jin Kyung Kim, Un Seok Nho, Hai Lee Chung, Dae Hyun Joo, Woo Taek Kim

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(11):1417-1421. Published online November 15, 2002

Scoliosis describes a lateral curvature of the spine and is often associated with cosmetic and functional impairments due to severe deformity of the spine. The incidence of adolescent scoliosis is 2-4% of children between 10 and 16 years of age. Eighty five percent of them are idiopathic, in which the most common type of scoliosis is right side-bending. In addition,...

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