COSTAL MALFORMATION RELATED TO THORACOLUMBAR SCOLIOSIS IN ADOLESCENTS - CASE REPORT

ABSTRACT Congenital scoliosis associated with costal malformation is well known. However, there are no reports of idiopathic scoliosis associated with the fusion of the costal arcs in the literature. This report describes a case of idiopathic scoliosis with fusion of the 1st and 2nd costal arches in a female patient and reports changes in the deformity due to scoliosis because of the treatment. The analysis was performed from a morphological and clinical point of view, and by complementary tests. Radiographs and CT scans were obtained and evaluated from the first consultation in 2012 and during the period in which the patient was followed in a private clinic, until the stabilization of the condition, in 2014. The evolution was favorable with the use of a Milwaukee vest and there was improvement of the clinical picture after the skeletal maturity, and the angle of lateral curvature, measured by the Cobb method, initially of 20 degrees, was reduced and stabilized in nine degrees, measure which is currently maintained. The analysis showed concomitant pathologies, and the fusion of costal arches did not influence the spine deformity, since there was regression with the clinical treatment. This evolution leads us to conclude that adolescent idiopathic scoliosis should be imputed as the sole responsible for the clinical picture of the patient, and that the fusion of the costal arches does not interfere with the biomechanics of the spine. Level of Evidence: IV. Type of study: Case series

COSTAL MALFORMATION RELATED TO THORACOLUMBAR SCOLIOSIS IN ADOLESCENTS - CASE REPORT

<div><p>ABSTRACT Congenital scoliosis associated with costal malformation is well known. However, there are no reports of idiopathic scoliosis associated with the fusion of the costal arcs in the literature. This report describes a case of idiopathic scoliosis with fusion of the 1st and 2nd costal arches in a female patient and reports changes in the deformity due to scoliosis because of the treatment. The analysis was performed from a morphological and clinical point of view, and by complementary tests. Radiographs and CT scans were obtained and evaluated from the first consultation in 2012 and during the period in which the patient was followed in a private clinic, until the stabilization of the condition, in 2014. The evolution was favorable with the use of a Milwaukee vest and there was improvement of the clinical picture after the skeletal maturity, and the angle of lateral curvature, measured by the Cobb method, initially of 20 degrees, was reduced and stabilized in nine degrees, measure which is currently maintained. The analysis showed concomitant pathologies, and the fusion of costal arches did not influence the spine deformity, since there was regression with the clinical treatment. This evolution leads us to conclude that adolescent idiopathic scoliosis should be imputed as the sole responsible for the clinical picture of the patient, and that the fusion of the costal arches does not interfere with the biomechanics of the spine. Level of Evidence: IV. Type of study: Case series.</p></div

Estudo retrospectivo da osteotomia de base do primeiro metatarso com tratamento do hálux valgo

Os autores avaliaram 33 pacientes (48 pés) com hálux valgo moderado a grave tratados cirurgicamente com a técnica de osteotomia de base do I metatarso em cunha de adição associada a reparação de tecidos moles. Comparações correlacionando sexo, idade e parâmetros radiográficos, foram feitas pelo teste t para amostras independentes; o desvio do sesamóide foi comparado pelo teste não paramétrico de Kruskal-Wallis. Todos os pacientes responderam a um questionário no qual expressaram o grau de satisfação com o resultado final da cirurgia. 76% dos pacientes eram do sexo feminino, com idade entre 14 e 60 anos (média de 38,15 anos), com tempo médio de seguimento de 41 meses. Em relação ao sexo não houve diferença na variação radiográfica. Também não foram constatadas diferenças no pré e pós-operatório quando comparado os valores médios dos pés direito e esquerdo. A avaliação radiológica apresentou 73% de resultados excelentes e o grau de satisfação total foi de 60,7% . Não há evidência da idade média influenciar no grau de satisfação, porém acima de 60 anos todos os pacientes relataram satisfação parcial. Concluímos que o procedimento cirúrgico apresentado seja um método seguro e eficaz para o tratamento do halux valgo moderado e grave