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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Evidence last reviewed: 25 Apr 2026
Topic last updated: 01 May 2026

Summary

定义

病史和体格检查

关键诊断因素

  • age >10 years
  • signs of the adolescent growth spurt
  • postural asymmetry
  • absent or minimal pain
  • absence of neurologic symptoms with normal neurologic exam
  • paraspinal prominences on forward bending
  • scoliometer measurement of >5° at paraspinal prominence
  • symmetric abdominal reflexes
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其他诊断因素

  • shoulder asymmetry
  • waist-line asymmetry
  • thoracic wall or breast asymmetry
  • normal gag reflex
  • truncal decompensation
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危险因素

  • positive family history
  • peak adolescent growth spurt
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诊断性检查

首要检查

  • clinical exam
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需考虑的检查

  • standing posteroanterior x-rays of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, and pelvis
  • standing lateral x-rays of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, and pelvis
  • MRI of cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spine, and brainstem
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治疗流程

持续性治疗

screening scoliometer measurement <5° or coronal Cobb angle measurement of ≤10°

standing coronal Cobb angle measurement of 11° to 20°

standing coronal Cobb angle measurement of 21° to 45°

standing coronal Cobb angle measurement of >45°

撰稿人

作者

Stuart L. Weinstein, MD

Ignacio V. Ponseti Chair and Professor of Orthopaedics

Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Iowa City, IA

利益声明

SLW has received royalties from Wolters Kluwer for text book editing. SLW serves as a member of board of trustees for orthopedic research and education foundation; and he is an author of several references cited in this topic.

鸣谢

Dr Stuart L. Weinstein would like to thank Dr Joshua M. Eisenberg and Dr Ryan M. Ilgenfritz, previous contributors to this topic.

利益声明

JME and RMI declared that they had no competing interests.

同行评议者

Soroush Baghdadi, MD

Fellow

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

利益声明

SB declares that he has no competing interests.

John Francis Sarwark, MD

Attending Physician

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

利益声明

JFS declares that he has no competing interests.

John M. (Jack) Flynn, MD

Associate Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

利益声明

JMF declares that he has no competing interests.

Amer Samdani, MD

Director

Pediatric Spine Surgery

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Philadelphia, PA

利益声明

AS is a paid consultant for Synthes Spine, Depuy Spine, and SpineVision.

Andre Tomasino, MD

Neurosurgeon

Department of Neurosurgery

Hospital Munich-Bogenhausen

Munich

Germany

利益声明

AT declares that he has no competing interests.

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Disclosures

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关键文献

US Preventive Services Task Force, Grossman DC, Curry SJ, et al. Screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. JAMA. 2018 Jan 9;319(2):165-72.全文  摘要

Negrini S, Donzelli S, Aulisa AG, et al. 2016 SOSORT guidelines: orthopaedic and rehabilitation treatment of idiopathic scoliosis during growth. Scoliosis Spinal Disord. 2018 Jan 10;13:3.全文  摘要

British Scoliosis Society. Standards of care for bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Jul 2022 [internet publication].全文

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