Journal of Spine

Isabel CS Brandao

Publications

• Research Article
  Morphological and Morphometric Analysis of Paraspinal and Intercostal Musculature on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  Author(s): Aloysio Campos da Paz, Isabel CS Brandao, Eni Braga da Silveira and Cícero Ricardo GomesAloysio Campos da Paz, Isabel CS Brandao, Eni Braga da Silveira and Cícero Ricardo Gomes
  
  Background: Muscles of the human paraspinal region have been the focus of attention in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). Despite the description of differences in muscle histology on the two sides of the scoliotic curve, there is no consensus on the significance of such findings. The purpose of this study was to assess changes in the thoracic wall muscles, including the paraspinal and the intercostal muscles (not previously described in the literature) in patients with AIS, and examine their relationship to the curvature. Methods: The paraspinal and external intercostal muscles on both sides of the scoliotic curve were biopsied in 29 patients with AIS. Tissues were studied under light microscopy and submitted to morphometric examination. Results: Both muscles on the concave side of the curve were.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000206

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