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==Differentiating Scoliosis from other Diseases==
==Differentiating Scoliosis from other Diseases==
*[[Scoliosis]] must be differentiated from other diseases that causes [[spinal deformity]], [[neurologic]] abnormalities and [[gait]] abnormalities, such as [[syringomyelia]], [[spina bifida]], arnold-chiari malformation and [[leg length discrepancy]].<ref name="pmid28786774">{{cite journal| author=Calloni SF, Huisman TA, Poretti A, Soares BP| title=Back pain and scoliosis in children: When to image, what to consider. | journal=Neuroradiol J | year= 2017 | volume= 30 | issue= 5 | pages= 393-404 | pmid=28786774 | doi=10.1177/1971400917697503 | pmc=5602330 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28786774  }} </ref><ref>Azar, F., Canale, S., Beaty, J. & Campbell, W. (2017). Campbell's operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. Page: 1898-2028.</ref>
*Spina bifida must be differentiated from other diseases that causes vertebral column defects, [[spinal deformity]], [[neurologic]] abnormalities and [[gait]] abnormalities, such as [[Arnold-Chiari malformation|arnold-chiari malformation]], [[syringomyelia]], [[Scoliosis]], and [[leg length discrepancy]].<ref name="pmid28786774">{{cite journal| author=Calloni SF, Huisman TA, Poretti A, Soares BP| title=Back pain and scoliosis in children: When to image, what to consider. | journal=Neuroradiol J | year= 2017 | volume= 30 | issue= 5 | pages= 393-404 | pmid=28786774 | doi=10.1177/1971400917697503 | pmc=5602330 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28786774  }} </ref><ref>Azar, F., Canale, S., Beaty, J. & Campbell, W. (2017). Campbell's operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. Page: 1898-2028.</ref>


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Differentiating [Disease name] from other Diseases

  • Spina bifida must be differentiated from other diseases that cause vertebral column defects, such as:

Differentiating Scoliosis from other Diseases

Diseases Clinical manifestations Para-clinical findings Gold standard Additional findings
Symptoms Physical examination
Imaging
Atypical Curve Muscle weakness Numbness and tingling Motor and sensory abnormalities Abnormal reflexes Babinski sign X-ray

(PA and Lateral view)

M.R.I.
Scoliosis + +/- +/- +/- +/- +/-
  • Abnormality that may be causing the deformity
  • Spinal cord abnormalities may be seen
MRI
Syringomyelia + + + + + + MRI
  • Impaired ambulation and loss of penile erection when syrinx involves lumbosacral area
Spina bifida + +/- +/- +/- +/- +/-
  • Incomplete union of the posterior elements of vertebral levels
MRI
Arnold-chiari malformation +/- + + + + + None MRI
Leg length discrepancy + - - - - - None Orthoroentogram
  • Repeat standing x-rays with the patient standing on a block to account for the discrepancy demonstrates correction of the postural abnormality.

References

  1. Meyer SH, Morris GF, Pretorius DH, James HE (March 1998). "Terminal myelocystocele: important differential diagnosis in the prenatal assessment of spina bifida". J Ultrasound Med. 17 (3): 193–7. PMID 9514174.
  2. Scott RM, Wolpert SM, Bartoshesky LE, Zimbler S, Karlin L (April 1988). "Segmental spinal dysgenesis". Neurosurgery. 22 (4): 739–44. PMID 3374785.
  3. Kremser E, Mitchell GM (February 1971). "Treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with a combined type oral contraceptive--a double blind study". J Am Coll Health Assoc. 19 (3): 195–6. PMID 4925436.
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  6. Calloni SF, Huisman TA, Poretti A, Soares BP (2017). "Back pain and scoliosis in children: When to image, what to consider". Neuroradiol J. 30 (5): 393–404. doi:10.1177/1971400917697503. PMC 5602330. PMID 28786774.
  7. Azar, F., Canale, S., Beaty, J. & Campbell, W. (2017). Campbell's operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. Page: 1898-2028.

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