LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF PATIENTS WITH UNTREATED SCOLIOSIS - A STUDY OF MORTALITY, CAUSES OF DEATH, AND SYMPTOMS
LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF PATIENTS WITH UNTREATED SCOLIOSIS - A STUDY OF MORTALITY, CAUSES OF DEATH, AND SYMPTOMS
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DOI：
10.1097/00007632-199209000-00014
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发表时间：
1992-09-01
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3
通讯作者：
NACHEMSON, A
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PEHRSSON, K;LARSSON, S;NACHEMSON, A
The mortality and causes of death in 115 patients (80 women), born 1902-1937, with untreated scoliosis were compared to the expected according to official Swedish statistics. Subgrouping for cause and onset of scoliosis was done. Fifty-five patients had died; 21 of respiratory failure and 17 of cardiovascular diseases. The mortality was significantly (P < 0.001) increased. The increased risk was apparent at 40-50 years of age. The mortality was significantly increased in infantile (P < 0.001) and juvenile (P < 0.01) scoliosis but not in adolescent scoliosis. The mortality was also increased in post-polio scoliosis, scoliosis combined with rickets and scoliosis of unknown etiology indicating an increased mortality in idiopathic scoliosis. Among the surviving patients anti-hypertensive treatment was frequent (23 of 50).
