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Parameters measured were (1) the curve length (the number of vertebrae in the main curve), (2) the curve form (C-form, inverted C-form, or S-form), (3) the curve apex (the vertebral body at the apex of each curve), (4) the site of the scoliosis (thoracic, thoracolumbar, or lumbar), and (5) the location of the lower-end vertebra.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Only 3 (4%) of 77 patients with idiopathic scoliosis had a curve length of &gt;8 vertebrae, compared with 19 (90%) of 21 patients with neuromuscular\/neuropathic scoliosis (p&lt;0.001, Fisher's exact test). 14 (18%) of the patients with idiopathic scoliosis had an S-form curve, compared with none in those with neuromuscular\/neuropathic or congenital\/osteogenic scoliosis (p=0.035, Fisher's exact test). No patient with idiopathic scoliosis had the lower-end vertebra located at L5, compared with 8 (38%) patients with neuromuscular scoliosis (p&lt;0.001, Fisher's exact test). The criteria for neuromuscular\/neuropathic scoliosis (a curve length of &gt;8 vertebrae, a C-form or inverted C-form curve, and a lower-end vertebra located at L4 or L5) had 81% specificity, 76% sensitivity, 100% positive and 93% negative predictive values.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion.<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These criteria may help identify patients with neuromuscular\/neuropathic scoliosis for further investigation by magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography before they undergo corrective surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/230949901001800101","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,4]],"date-time":"2016-10-04T17:14:58Z","timestamp":1475601298000},"page":"1-5","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Curve Length, Curve Form, and Location of Lower-End Vertebra as a Means of Identifying the Type of Scoliosis"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Kasim","family":"Abul-Kasim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Diagnostic Centre for Imaging and Functional Medicine, Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Acke","family":"Ohlin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2010,4,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-230949901001800101","volume-title":"The management of spinal deformities","author":"Leatherman","year":"1988"},{"key":"bibr2-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00003086-197306000-00003"},{"key":"bibr3-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1148\/radiology.166.3.3340762"},{"key":"bibr4-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1053\/crad.2001.0676"},{"key":"bibr5-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00330-008-1178-4"},{"key":"bibr6-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00007632-200008150-00009"},{"key":"bibr7-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00007632-199406000-00018"},{"key":"bibr8-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00586-007-0472-1"},{"key":"bibr9-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00007632-199704150-00005"},{"key":"bibr10-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00007632-199309000-00004"},{"key":"bibr11-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1148\/radiology.186.1.8416573"},{"key":"bibr12-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1440-1673.1999.00707.x"},{"key":"bibr13-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s003810050496"},{"key":"bibr14-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/01.BRS.0000105526.65485.92"},{"key":"bibr15-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-199501000-00007"},{"key":"bibr16-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00007632-199206001-00008"},{"key":"bibr17-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/01241398-199503000-00011"},{"key":"bibr18-230949901001800101","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/197140090802100511"}],"container-title":["Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/230949901001800101","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/230949901001800101","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,1]],"date-time":"2026-05-01T00:16:03Z","timestamp":1777594563000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/230949901001800101"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2010,4]]},"references-count":18,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2010,4]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1177\/230949901001800101"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/230949901001800101","relation":{},"ISSN":["1022-5536","2309-4990"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1022-5536","type":"print"},{"value":"2309-4990","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2010,4]]}}}