Patterns of intra-discal vacuum phenomenon in adult degenerative scoliosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Degenerative scoliosis occurs with asymmetric disc and facet degeneration and vertebral wedging. Intra-discal vacuum phenomenon (IDVP) is associated with advanced disc and facet degeneration, but typically poorly visualised on radiograph or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and has not been reported in the context of degenerative scoliosis. This radiographic observational case-control study aims to further investigate degenerative scoliosis through evaluation and characterisation of IDVP.

Methods

All scoliosis subjects were isolated from an over-60s population sample of 2020 digitalised computed tomography (CT) abdomen scans, yielding 136 subjects for analysis. One hundred and thirty-six age- and gender-matched non-scoliotic subjects with IDVP were chosen from the

SUBMITTER: Cawley DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12516577 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature