May bending radiographs be replaced by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

[摘要] Purpose There is no data that shows if it is possible to determine if a curve is structural or non-structural or to assess flexibility of an adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instead of bending radiographs (BR). We investigated if the results of BR may be compared to those of MRI.

[学科分类] 骨科学

[关键词] Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis;Bending radiographs;Radiation protection;Selective spinal fusion;magnetic resonance imaging