Abnormal Peri-pubertal Anthropometric Measurements and Growth Pattern in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Study of 598 Patients

Abstract

Various body segmental lengths were initially significantly shorter in AIS before puberty. However, after the onset of puberty, significantly longer corrected height, arm span, and various body segments were found. And there were significant correlations between anthropometric parameters and the scoliotic curve severity. Results of this large-scale study revealed the presence of abnormal growth in AIS patients during peripubertal development.