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Tromp IN, Brink RC, Homans JF, Schlösser TPC, van Stralen M, Kruyt MC, Chu WCW, Cheng JCY, Castelein RM. CT analysis of the posterior anatomical landmarks of the scoliotic spine. Clin Radiol 2022; 77:876-881. [PMID: 36064659 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2022.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM To use computed tomography (CT) to assess the validity and reliability of the posterior landmarks, spinous processes (SP), transverse processes (TP), and centre of lamina (COL), as compared to the Cobb angle to assess the curve severity and progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). MATERIALS AND METHODS A consecutive series of CT examinations of severe AIS patients were included retrospectively. SP, TP, and COL angles were measured for all curves and compared to the Cobb angle. RESULTS One hundred and five patients were included. The mean Cobb versus SP, TP, and COL angles were, 54° versus 37°, 49°, and 51° in the thoracic curves and 34° versus 26°, 31°, and 34° in the (thoraco)lumbar curves. Intraclass correlation coefficient values for intra-rater measurements of the SP, TP, and COL angles were 0.93, 0.97, and 0.95 and 0.70, 0.90, and 0.88 for inter-rater measurements. The correlations between the Cobb angle and SP, TP, and COL angles in thoracic and (thoraco)lumbar curves were 0.79 and 0.66, 0.87 and 0.84, and 0.80 and 0.70. CONCLUSIONS The posterior spinal landmarks can be used for assessment of scoliosis severity in AIS; however, they show a systematic underestimation, but a strong correlation with the coronal Cobb angle. TP and COL angles had the highest validity.
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- I N Tromp
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Imaging Division, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Hui SSC, Lau RWL, Cheng JCY, Lam TP. High-impact weight-bearing home exercises in girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a pilot study (abridged secondary publication). Hong Kong Med J 2022; 28 Suppl 3:31-33. [PMID: 35701228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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- S S C Hui
- Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong, China
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- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Yang KG, Lee WYW, Hung ALH, Hung VWY, Tang MF, Leung TF, Kong APS, Cheng JCY, Lam TP. Decreased cortical bone density and mechanical strength with associated elevated bone turnover markers at peri-pubertal peak height velocity: a cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort study of 396 girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Osteoporos Int 2022; 33:725-735. [PMID: 34643755 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-06200-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED Decreased cortical bone density and bone strength at peak height velocity (PHV) were noted in girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). These findings could provide the link to the previously reported observation that low bone mineral density (BMD) could contribute as one of the prognostic factors for curve progression that mostly occurs during PHV in AIS. INTRODUCTION As part of the studies related to aetiopathogenesis of AIS, we assessed bone qualities, bone mechanical strength and bone turnover markers (BTMs) focusing at the peri-pubertal period and PHV in AIS girls. METHODS 396 AIS girls in two separate cohorts were studied. Skeletal maturity was assessed using the validated thumb ossification composite index (TOCI). Bone qualities and strength were evaluated with high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) and finite element analysis (FEA). RESULTS Cohort-A included 179 girls (11.95 ± 0.95 years old). Girls at TOCI-4 had numerically the highest height velocity (0.71 ± 0.24 cm/month) corresponding to the PHV. Subjects at TOCI-4 had lower cortical volumetric BMD (672.36 ± 39.07 mg/mm3), cortical thickness (0.68 ± 0.08 mm) and apparent modulus (1601.54 ± 243.75 N/mm2) than: (a) those at TOCI-1-3 (724.99 ± 32.09 mg/mm3 (p < 0.001), 0.79 ± 0.11 mm (p < 0.001) and 1910.88 ± 374.75 N/mm2 (p < 0.001), respectively) and (b) those at TOCI-8 (732.28 ± 53.75 mg/mm3 (p < 0.001), 0.84 ± 0.14 mm (p < 0.001), 1889.11 ± 419.37 N/mm2 (p < 0.001), respectively). Cohort-B included 217 girls (12.22 ± 0.89 years old). Subjects at TOCI-4 had higher levels of C-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen (1524.70 ± 271.10 pg/L) and procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (941.12 ± 161.39 µg/L) than those at TOCI-8 (845.71 ± 478.55 pg/L (p < 0.001) and 370.08 ± 197.04 µg/L (p < 0.001), respectively). CONCLUSION AIS girls had decreased cortical bone density and bone mechanical strength with elevated BTMs at PHV. Coupling of PHV with decreased cortical and FEA parameters could provide the link to the previously reported observation that low BMD could contribute as one of the prognostic factors for curve progression that mostly occurs during PHV in AIS.
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- K G Yang
- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Hong Kong Hub of Paediatric Excellence, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Yang G, Lee WYW, Hung ALH, Tang MF, Li X, Kong APS, Leung TF, Yung PSH, To KKW, Cheng JCY, Lam TP. Association of serum 25(OH)Vit-D levels with risk of pediatric fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:1287-1300. [PMID: 33704541 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05814-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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UNLABELLED The association between the risk of fractures and suboptimal vitamin D (Vit-D) status remains controversial in children. This meta-analysis suggested that serum 25(OH)Vit-D levels were lower in pediatric cases with fractures. 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)Vit-D) levels less than 50 nmol/L were associated with increased fracture risk in children. INTRODUCTION This study aimed to assess the association between serum 25(OH)Vit-D and the risk of fractures in children, and to explore the sources of heterogeneity and investigate their impact on results. METHODS Systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted for observational studies comparing serum 25(OH)Vit-D levels between fracture and non-fracture pediatric cases. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). RESULTS Analysis on 17 case-control and 6 cross-sectional studies (2929 fracture cases and 5000 controls) suggested that 25(OH)Vit-D was lower in fracture cases than in controls (pooled mean difference (MD) = - 3.51 nmol/L; 95% confidence interval (CI): - 5.60 to - 1.42) with a heterogeneity (I2) of 73.9%. The sensitivity analysis which merged the case-control studies that had a NOS score ≥ 4 showed a pooled MD of - 4.35 nmol/L (95% CI: - 6.64 to - 2.06) with a heterogeneity (I2) of 35.9%. Pooled odds ratio of fracture in subjects with 25(OH)Vit-D ≤ 50 nmol/L compared to subjects with 25(OH)Vit-D > 50 nmol/L was 1.29 (95% CI: 1.10 to 1.53; I2 < 1%). CONCLUSION This study indicated that serum 25(OH)Vit-D levels were lower in pediatric patients with fractures. 25(OH)Vit-D ≤ 50 nmol/L was associated with increased fracture risk in children.
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- G Yang
- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Hong Kong Hub of Paediatric Excellence, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- JC Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre, Lui Che Woo Institute of Innovative Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Joint Research Laboratory of Promoting Globalization of Traditional Chinese Medicines between Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Lab, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Cheng JCY, Moreau A, Lee WYW, Lam TP, Yip BHK, Choy RKW. MicroRNA and its link to osteoblasts in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: abridged secondary publication. Hong Kong Med J 2020; 26 Suppl 7:10-12. [PMID: 33229610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
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- J C Y Cheng
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Li X, Leung CHY, Gao T, Chung VCH, FWP Y, Wong SYS, Lam TP, Cheng JCY, Yip BHK. The use of mindfulness-based intervention to improve bracing compliance for AIS patients. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
Despite good bracing compliance is crucial to prevent curve progression among braced AIS patients, only few interventions were suggested to improve bracing compliance. This study examined the effect of MBI on bracing compliance for AIS patients.
Methods
116 eligible AIS patients were randomized and 86 participants were enrolled in intervention. Patients in the MBI group joint weekly sessions, which is an adapted version of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program, for 8 weeks. Control group consisted of an 8-week PE intervention that is recommended according to the SOSORT 2011 guideline. The primary outcome is the 6-month post-intervention bracing compliance. The secondary outcomes include quality of life and psychosocial measurements. Primary analysis was ANCOVA with treatment as covariate. Trend analysis was conducted using Linear Mixed effect model.
Results
At the end of intervention, intention-to-treat analysis improved bracing compliance by1.24h/day and 0.08h/day for MBI and PE respectively. MBI group presented an increase in emotional regulation than baseline (ERQ-CCA) (1.92, p = 0.01), especially in Cognitive reappraisal sub-scale (1.00, p = 0.05). Bracing Specific Quality of Life (SRS-22) reduced significantly in both groups, but MBI group decreased less (MBI: -3.08, p = 0.00, PE -4.47, p = 0.00). Effect at six months for compliance progressed negatively but favoured MBI group (MBI: -1.16, p = 0.13, PE: -1.84, p = 0.06) although there was no significant difference between groups (p = 0.78). The Perception of stress (PSS) decreased significantly in PE group (-3,53, p = 0.01) rather than MBI (1.53, p = 0.22), however the between-group difference isn't significant (p = 0.62).
Conclusions
It is alarming that patients in both interventions group progressed with poorer compliance and worsen QoL. These progressions were less severe in the MBI group than in the PE group, but the differences did not reach statistical significant.
Key messages
Both groups decreased in compliance and QoL but MBI group reduced less. MBI wasn't more effective in improving participants’ compliance and other measurements.
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- X Li
- School of Public Health, CUHK, Hongkong, China
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- School of Public Health, CUHK, Hongkong, China
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- School of Public Health, CUHK, Hongkong, China
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- School of Public Health, CUHK, Hongkong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, CUHK, Hongkong, China
- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK, Hongkong, China
- Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of, CUHK, Hongkong, China
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- School of Public Health, CUHK, Hongkong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, CUHK, Hongkong, China
- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK, Hongkong, China
- Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of, CUHK, Hongkong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, CUHK, Hongkong, China
- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK, Hongkong, China
- Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of, CUHK, Hongkong, China
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- School of Public Health, CUHK, Hongkong, China
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Lau LCM, Hung ALH, Chau WW, Hu Z, Kumar A, Lam TP, Chu WCW, Cheng JCY. Sequential spine-hand radiography for assessing skeletal maturity with low radiation EOS imaging system for bracing treatment recommendation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a feasibility and validity study. J Child Orthop 2019; 13:385-392. [PMID: 31489044 PMCID: PMC6701449 DOI: 10.1302/1863-2548.13.190007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The EOS-imaging system is increasingly adopted for clinical follow-up in scoliosis with the advantages of simultaneous biplanar imaging of the spine in an erect position. Skeletal maturity assessment using a hand radiograph is an essential adjunct to spinal radiography in scoliosis follow-up. This study aims at testing the feasibility and validity of a newly proposed EOS workflow with sequential spine-hand radiography for skeletal maturity assessment and bracing recommendation. METHODS EOS spine-hand radiographs from patients with diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis, including both sexes and an age range of ten to 14 years, were scored using the Thumb Ossification Composite Index (TOCI), Sanders and Risser methods. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated for inter/intraobserver agreement and were tested with Cronbach's alpha values. RESULTS In all, 60 EOS-spine hand radiographs selected from subjects with diagnosis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), including 32 male patients (mean age 11.53 years; 10 to 14) and 28 female patients (mean age 11.50 years; 10 to 13) who underwent sequential spine-hand low dose EOS imaging were generated for analysis. The overall interobserver (ICC = 0.997) and intraobserver agreement (α > 0.9) demonstrated excellent agreement for TOCI staging; ICC > 0.994 for both TOCI and Sanders staging comparing traditional digital versus EOS hand radiography; ICC ≥ 0.841 for agreement on bracing recommendation among TOCI versus the Risser and Sanders system. CONCLUSION With the proposed new EOS workflow it was feasible to produce high image quality for skeletal maturity assessment with excellent reliability and validity to inform consistent bracing recommendation in AIS. The workflow is applicable for busy daily clinic settings in tertiary scoliosis centres with reduced time cost, improved efficiency and throughput of the radiology department. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III.
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- L. C. M. Lau
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,Correspondence should be sent to J. C. Y. Cheng, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong. E-mail:
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PURPOSE Prospective randomized controlled trials and long-term studies are essential future directions for building -evidence-based practices in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), however, sufficient attrition in data (> 20%) can introduce bias deteriorating research quality. Pelvic radiography is synonymous with DDH assessment and so are -Gonadal Shield (GS) recommendations with pelvic radiography. -Nonetheless, losses to diagnostic information and inadequate protection have been increasingly implicated to GS usage, with significantly worse implications in female patients. Understandably for DDH, a disease with 80% female prevalence, the impact of GS usage on quality of radiographs and readability of radiological data may be drastic. This study aims to objectively define the implications of GS recommendations in DDH patients. METHODS Pelvis radiographs of all DDH patients under the hip surveillance programme at a tertiary care hospital with a written protocol for GS usage were evaluated. Images were reviewed for gender, GS presence, adequate gonadal protection and obstruction of essential anatomical landmarks for pelvic indices. RESULTS In all, 131 pelvis radiographs with DDH diagnoses (age: 1.25 to 6 years; 107 female, 24 male pelvises) were reviewed. Only 42.67% (56) of pelvis radiographs used GS despite the presence of a clear protocol. Useful anatomical landmarks were obstructed in 58.9% of radiographs with GS present. Lost diagnostic information was more common in female patients than male patients (68.1% versus 11.1%, p < 0.01). GS was ineffective at gonadal protection in 73.2% (41) of the pelvises with worse protection in female patients (78.7% vs 44.4%; p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Ironically, essential anatomy was obstructed in all the adequately protected female pelvises. Routine GS usage results in substantial attrition of radiographic data in DDH patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III.
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- A. Kumar
- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Correspondence should be sent to J. C. Y. Cheng, FRCS,Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong. E-mail:
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Xue C, Shi L, Hui SCN, Wang D, Lam TP, Ip CB, Ng BKW, Cheng JCY, Chu WCW. Altered White Matter Microstructure in the Corpus Callosum and Its Cerebral Interhemispheric Tracts in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Diffusion Tensor Imaging Analysis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018; 39:1177-1184. [PMID: 29674416 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Neural system was one of the important contributors to the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; additionally, the morphology of corpus callosum interconnecting both hemispheres of the brain was found to be altered morphologically. Our aim was to evaluate and compare the microstructural changes of the corpus callosum and its interhemispheric white matter fiber tracts interconnecting both cerebral hemispheres in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and matched controls using diffusion tensor imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS Brain DTI was performed in 69 patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (female, right thoracic/thoracolumbar curve) and 40 age-matched controls without adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (female). 2D and 3D segmentation of the corpus callosum were performed using a region-growing method, and the corpus callosum was further divided into 6 regions, including the rostrum, genu, anterior and posterior midbodies, isthmus, and splenium. The laterality index was calculated to quantify the asymmetry of the corpus callosum. Interhemispheric fiber tractography were performed using the Brodmann atlas. RESULTS 2D ROI analysis revealed reduced fractional anisotropy in the genu and splenium (P = .075 and P = .024, respectively). Consistently reduced fractional anisotropy on the left sides of the genu and splenium was also found in 3D ROI analysis (P = .03 and P = .012, respectively). The laterality index analysis revealed a pseudo-right lateralization of the corpus callosum in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Interhemispheric fibers via the splenium interconnecting Brodmann 3, 1, and 2; Brodmann 17; and Brodmann 18 (corresponding to the primary somatosensory cortex and primary and secondary visual cortices) were also found to have reduced fractional anisotropy (P ≤ .05). CONCLUSIONS Reduced fractional anisotropy was found in the genu and splenium of the corpus callosum and corresponding interhemispheric fiber tracts interconnecting the somatosensory and visual cortices via the splenium. Our results are suggestive of altered white matter microstructure within the brain of those with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, which could be related to abnormal brain maturation during adolescence in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and could possibly explain the previously documented somatosensory function impairment and visuo-oculomotor dysfunction in this condition.
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- C Xue
- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (C.X., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., C.-B.I., W.C.W.C.)
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- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (C.X., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., C.-B.I., W.C.W.C.)
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- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (C.X., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., C.-B.I., W.C.W.C.)
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- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (C.X., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., C.-B.I., W.C.W.C.)
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology (T.P.L., B.K.W.N., J.C.Y.C.), Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (C.X., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., C.-B.I., W.C.W.C.)
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology (T.P.L., B.K.W.N., J.C.Y.C.), Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology (T.P.L., B.K.W.N., J.C.Y.C.), Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (C.X., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., C.-B.I., W.C.W.C.)
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Objectives The treatment of osteoporotic fractures is a major challenge, and the enhancement of healing is critical as a major goal in modern fracture management. Most osteoporotic fractures occur at the metaphyseal bone region but few models exist and the healing is still poorly understood. A systematic review was conducted to identify and analyse the appropriateness of current osteoporotic metaphyseal fracture animal models. Materials and Methods A literature search was performed on the Pubmed, Embase, and Web of Science databases, and relevant articles were selected. A total of 19 studies were included. Information on the animal, induction of osteoporosis, fracture technique, site and fixation, healing results, and utility of the model were extracted. Results Fracture techniques included drill hole defects (3 of 19), bone defects (3 of 19), partial osteotomy (1 of 19), and complete osteotomies (12 of 19). Drill hole models and incomplete osteotomy models are easy to perform and allow the study of therapeutic agents but do not represent the usual clinical setting. Additionally, biomaterials can be filled into drill hole defects for analysis. Complete osteotomy models are most commonly used and are best suited for the investigation of therapeutic drugs or noninvasive interventions. The metaphyseal defect models allow the study of biomaterials, which are associated with complex and comminuted osteoporotic fractures. Conclusion For a clinically relevant model, we propose that an animal model should satisfy the following criteria to study osteoporotic fracture healing: 1) induction of osteoporosis, 2) complete osteotomy or defect at the metaphysis unilaterally, and 3) internal fixation. Cite this article: R. M. Y. Wong, M. H. V. Choy, M. C. M. Li, K-S. Leung, S. K-H. Chow, W-H. Cheung, J. C. Y. Cheng. A systematic review of current osteoporotic metaphyseal fracture animal models. Bone Joint Res 2018;7:6–11. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.71.BJR-2016-0334.R2.
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- R M Y Wong
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital Authority, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Kong and Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital Authority, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Kong and Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Law SW, Szeto GPY, Chau WW, Chan C, Kwok AWL, Lai HS, Lee RKL, Griffith JF, Hung LK, Cheng JCY. Multi-disciplinary Orthopaedics Rehabilitation Empowerment (MORE) program: A new standard of care for injured workers in Hong Kong. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil 2016; 29:503-13. [PMID: 26836833 DOI: 10.3233/bmr-150650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of the Multi-disciplinary Orthopaedics Rehabilitation Empowerment (MORE) Program on reducing chronic disability among injured workers and improving efficiency of work rehabilitation process. METHODS A cohort of patients with workplace injuries in the lower back were recruited from orthopaedics clinics and assigned to either MORE group (n= 139) or control group (n= 106). Patients in MORE group received an early MRI screening and a coordinated multi-disciplinary management, while patients in the control group received conventional care. Outcome variables are time to return-to-work (RTW) from date of injury, waiting time for MRI screening and time to medical assessment board (MAB). RESULTS Patients in the MORE Program had significantly shorter duration for RTW (MORE: 6.1 months, CONTROL 12.8 months, p< 0.01), and more RTW cases (n= 64, 46.0%) compared to CONTROL group (n= 29, 27.4%). The MORE group also had much shorter waiting time for MRI scans (91.85 vs. 309.2 days, p< 0.001) and MAB referral after MRI scans (97.2 vs. 178.9 days, p= 0.001) compared to CONTROL group. CONCLUSIONS The MORE Program which emphasizes early intervention and early MRI screening, is shown to be effective in shortening sick leave and improving RTW outcomes of injured workers.
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- S W Law
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.,Total Rehabilitation Management (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Cheung TF, Cheuk KY, Yu FWP, Hung VWY, Ho CS, Zhu TY, Ng BKW, Lee KM, Qin L, Ho SSY, Wong GWK, Cheng JCY, Lam TP. Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency among adolescents and its correlation with bone parameters using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography. Osteoporos Int 2016; 27:2477-88. [PMID: 27010646 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-016-3552-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are highly prevalent among adolescents in Hong Kong, which is a sub-tropical city with ample sunshine. Vitamin D level is significantly correlated with key bone density and bone quality parameters. Further interventional studies are warranted to define the role of vitamin D supplementation for improvement of bone health among adolescents. INTRODUCTION The relationship between bone quality parameters and vitamin D (Vit-D) status remains undefined among adolescents. The aims of this study were to evaluate Vit-D status and its association with both bone density and bone quality parameters among adolescents. METHODS Three hundred thirty-three girls and 230 boys (12-16 years old) with normal health were recruited in summer and winter separately from local schools. Serum 25(OH) Vit-D level, bone density and quality parameters by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) and High-Resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT), dietary calcium intake, and physical activity level were assessed. RESULTS Sixty-four point seven percent and 11.4 % of subjects were insufficient [25 ≤ 25(OH)Vit-D ≤ 50 nmol/L] and deficient [25(OH)Vit-D < 25 nmol/L] in Vit-D, respectively. The mean level of serum 25(OH)Vit-D in summer was significantly higher than that in winter (44.7 ± 13.6 and 35.9 ± 12.6 nmol/L, respectively) without obvious gender difference. In girls, areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) of bilateral femoral necks, cortical area, cortical thickness, total volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), and trabecular thickness were significantly correlated with 25(OH)Vit-D levels. In boys, aBMD of bilateral femoral necks, BMC of the dominant femoral neck, cortical area, cortical thickness, total vBMD, trabecular vBMD, BV/TV, and trabecular separation were significantly correlated with 25(OH)Vit-D levels. CONCLUSION Vit-D insufficiency was highly prevalent among adolescents in Hong Kong with significant correlation between Vit-D levels and key bone density and bone quality parameters being detected in this study. Given that this is a cross-sectional study and causality relationship cannot be inferred, further interventional studies investigating the role of Vit-D supplementation on improving bone health among adolescents are warranted.
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- T F Cheung
- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, General Office, 5/F LCW Clinical Sciences Building, Sha Tin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, General Office, 5/F LCW Clinical Sciences Building, Sha Tin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, General Office, 5/F LCW Clinical Sciences Building, Sha Tin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, General Office, 5/F LCW Clinical Sciences Building, Sha Tin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, General Office, 5/F LCW Clinical Sciences Building, Sha Tin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, General Office, 5/F LCW Clinical Sciences Building, Sha Tin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- Lee Hysan Clinical Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, General Office, 5/F LCW Clinical Sciences Building, Sha Tin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, General Office, 5/F LCW Clinical Sciences Building, Sha Tin, NT, Hong Kong, China
- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, General Office, 5/F LCW Clinical Sciences Building, Sha Tin, NT, Hong Kong, China.
- SH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China.
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Cheuk KY, Zhu TY, Yu FWP, Hung VWY, Lee KM, Qin L, Cheng JCY, Lam TP. Abnormal Bone Mechanical and Structural Properties in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Study with Finite Element Analysis and Structural Model Index. Calcif Tissue Int 2015; 97:343-52. [PMID: 26100651 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-015-0025-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Previous studies found adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) and abnormal bone quality, whilst the association between AIS and their bone strength is unknown. From high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography-generated images, bone mechanical properties can be evaluated with finite element analysis (FEA), and trabecular rod-plate configuration related to trabecular bone strength can be quantified by structure model index (SMI). This study aimed to compare trabecular configuration and bone mechanical properties between AIS and the controls. 95 AIS girls aged 12-14 years and 97 age- and gender-matched normal controls were recruited. Bilateral femoral necks and non-dominant distal radius were scanned by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for areal BMD and HR-pQCT for SMI and FEA, respectively. Subjects were further classified into osteopenic and non-osteopenic group based on their areal BMD. Bone mechanical properties (stiffness, failure load and apparent modulus) were calculated using FEA. Linear regression model was used for controlling age, physical activity and calcium intake. AIS was associated with lower failure load and apparent modulus after adjusting for age, whereas AIS was associated with lower apparent modulus after adjusting for all confounders. Osteopenic AIS was associated with more rod-like trabeculae when compared with non-osteopenic AIS, whereas no difference was detected between osteopenic and non-osteopenic controls. This might be the result of abnormal regulation and modulation of bone metabolism and bone modelling and remodelling in AIS which will warrant future studies with a longitudinal design to determine the significance of micro-architectural abnormalities in AIS.
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- K Y Cheuk
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong and Nanjing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bone Quality and Health Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong and Nanjing, China
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bone Quality and Health Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bone Quality and Health Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong and Nanjing, China
- Lee Hysan Clinical Research Laboratories, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bone Quality and Health Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong and Nanjing, China
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bone Quality and Health Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
- Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong and Nanjing, China.
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bone Quality and Health Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
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Hung VWY, Zhu TY, Cheung WH, Fong TN, Yu FWP, Hung LK, Leung KS, Cheng JCY, Lam TP, Qin L. Age-related differences in volumetric bone mineral density, microarchitecture, and bone strength of distal radius and tibia in Chinese women: a high-resolution pQCT reference database study. Osteoporos Int 2015; 26:1691-703. [PMID: 25627115 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-015-3045-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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UNLABELLED In a cohort of 393 Chinese women, by using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT), we found that significant cortical bone loss occurred after midlife. Prominent increase in cortical porosity began at the fifth decade but reached a plateau before the sixth decade. Trabecular bone loss was already evident in young adulthood and continued throughout life. INTRODUCTION This study aimed to investigate age-related differences in volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), microarchitecture, and estimated bone strength at peripheral skeleton in Chinese female population. METHODS In a cross-sectional cohort of 393 Chinese women aged 20-90 years, we obtained vBMD, microarchtecture, and micro-finite element-derived bone strength at distal radius and tibia using HR-pQCT. RESULTS The largest predictive age-related difference was found for cortical porosity (Ct.Po) which showed over four-fold and two-fold differences at distal radius and tibia, respectively, over the adulthood. At both sites, cortical bone area, vBMD, and thickness showed significant quadratic association with age with significant decrease beginning after midlife. Change of Ct.Po became more prominent between age of 50 and 57 (0.26 %/year at distal radius, 0.54 %/year at distal tibia, both p ≤ 0.001) but thereafter, reached a plateau (0.015 and 0.028 %/year, both p > 0.05). In contrast, trabecular vBMD and microarchitecture showed linear association with age with significant deterioration observed throughout adulthood. Estimated age of peak was around age of 20 for trabecular vBMD and microarchitecture and Ct.Po and age of 40 for cortical vBMD and microarchitecture. Estimated stiffness and failure load peaked at mid-30s at the distal radius and at age 20 at distal tibia. CONCLUSIONS Age-related differences in vBMD and microarchitecture in Chinese women differed by bone compartments. Significant cortical bone loss occurred after midlife. Prominent increase in Ct.Po began at the fifth decade but appeared to be arrested before the sixth decade. Loss of trabecular bone was already evident in young adulthood and continued throughout life.
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- V W Y Hung
- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Joint ACC-CUHK Space Medicine Center on Health Maintenance of Musculoskeletal System (Shenzhen Base of ACC-CUHK State Key Lab of Basic and Applied Space Medicine), The Chinese University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Joint ACC-CUHK Space Medicine Center on Health Maintenance of Musculoskeletal System (Shenzhen Base of ACC-CUHK State Key Lab of Basic and Applied Space Medicine), The Chinese University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Joint ACC-CUHK Space Medicine Center on Health Maintenance of Musculoskeletal System (Shenzhen Base of ACC-CUHK State Key Lab of Basic and Applied Space Medicine), The Chinese University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
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- Bone Quality and Health Centre, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
- Translational Medicine Research and Development Center, Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
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Qin L, Pan Y, Zhang M, Xu M, Lao H, O'Laughlin MC, Tong S, Zhao Y, Hung VWY, Cheng JCY, Guo X. Lifelong bound feet in China: a quantitative ultrasound and lifestyle questionnaire study in postmenopausal women. BMJ Open 2015; 5:e006521. [PMID: 25783423 PMCID: PMC4368908 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The phenomenon of foot binding, also known as 'lotus feet', has an enduring and influential history in China. To achieve a man-made smaller foot size, lifelong foot binding may have had adverse effects on the skeleton. We investigated bone properties in postmenopausal women with bound feet, which may provide new information for developing countermeasures for prevention of fragility fractures. DESIGN Population-based cohort study. PARTICIPANTS This study involved 254 postmenopausal women aged 65-80, including 172 with bound feet and 82 age- and gender-matched control subjects, living in a remote region of China. OUTCOMES Anthropometric, SF-36 Lifestyle Questionnaire and heel quantitative ultrasound (QUS) data were collected for the whole study population. A small subset of two cases was also invited for assessment of bone mineral density and microarchitecture at the distal tibia using high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) and gait and balance tests. RESULTS Women with bound feet had significantly lower QUS values than age-matched women with normal feet; this was supported by HR-pQCT data. However, SF-36 Questionnaire results did not reveal any statistically significant differences in any categorical responses, including physical functioning, general health vitality and physical component summary score, and number of previous fractures. No impairment of body balance was found in the small subset. CONCLUSIONS The man-made changes caused by foot binding led to reduced physical activity, making the subjects prone to osteoporosis. Women with bound feet and osteoporosis did not have a higher incidence of fragility fractures than controls. This might be explained by compensation in physical activity to improve body balance, implying the importance of improving or maintaining body balance in overall prevention strategies against fragility fractures.
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- Ling Qin
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bone Quality and Health Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bone Quality and Health Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Training Department of International Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Health Promotion Foundation of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bone Quality and Health Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bone Quality and Health Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Kong Y, Shi L, Hui SCN, Wang D, Deng M, Chu WCW, Cheng JCY. Variation in anisotropy and diffusivity along the medulla oblongata and the whole spinal cord in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a pilot study using diffusion tensor imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2014; 35:1621-7. [PMID: 24788126 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Disturbed somatosensory evoked potentials have been demonstrated in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (but this functional delay was found to originate above the C5-6 level, while the lower cord level was unaffected). Together with MR imaging observation of tonsillar ectopia and a relatively tethered cord, we hypothesized that there is disturbed mean diffusivity integrity along the spinal cord. In this study, advanced DTI was used to evaluate whether there was underlying decreased WM integrity within the brain stem and spinal cord in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and any relationship to cerebellar tonsillar ectopia. Clinical impact on balance testing was also correlated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirteen girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with right thoracic curves were compared with 13 age-matched healthy girls. DTI of the brain and whole spinal cord was performed. ROIs were manually defined for the medulla oblongata and along each intervertebral segment of the cord. Mean values of fractional anisotropy and mean diffusivity were computed at the defined regions. Between-group comparisons were performed by 1-way ANOVA. RESULTS Significantly decreased fractional anisotropy values and increased mean diffusivity values were found at the medulla oblongata and C1-2, C2-3, C3-4, and C4-5 segments in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis compared with healthy subjects. No significant difference was found in the lower cord levels. Significant correlation was found between the tonsillar level and fractional anisotropy value at the C4-5 level in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis only. CONCLUSIONS The findings from this study are in agreement with previous findings showing abnormal somatosensory evoked potential readings occurring only above the C5-6 level in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; these findings might partially explain the pathophysiology of the neural pathway involved.
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- Y Kong
- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.K., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., M.D., W.C.W.C.)
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- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.K., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., M.D., W.C.W.C.)Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (L.S.), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.K., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., M.D., W.C.W.C.)
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- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.K., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., M.D., W.C.W.C.)Biomedical Engineering and Shun Hing Institute of Advanced Engineering (D.W.)The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute (D.W.), Shenzhen, China.
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- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.K., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., M.D., W.C.W.C.)
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- From the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.K., L.S., S.C.N.H., D.W., M.D., W.C.W.C.)
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology (J.C.Y.C.), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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Lam TP, Ng BKW, Cheung LWH, Lee KM, Qin L, Cheng JCY. Effect of whole body vibration (WBV) therapy on bone density and bone quality in osteopenic girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a randomized, controlled trial. Osteoporos Int 2013; 24:1623-36. [PMID: 23011683 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-2144-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 09/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to determine whether whole body vibration (WBV) therapy was effective for treating osteopenia in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. Results showed that WBV was effective for improving areal bone mineral density (aBMD) at the femoral neck of the dominant side and lumbar spine BMC in AIS subjects. INTRODUCTION AIS is associated with osteopenia. Although WBV was shown to have skeletal anabolic effects in animal studies, its effect on AIS subjects remained unknown. The objective of this study was to determine whether WBV could improve bone mineral density (BMD) and bone quality for osteopenia in AIS subjects. METHODS This was a randomized, controlled trial recruiting 149 AIS girls between 15 and 25 years old and with bone mineral density (BMD) Z-scores <-1. They were randomly assigned to the Treatment or Control groups. The Treatment group (n = 61) stood on a low-magnitude high-frequency WBV platform 20 min/day, 5 days/week for 12 months. The Control group (n = 63) received observation alone. Bone measurement was done at baseline and at 12 months: (1) aBMD and BMC at femoral necks and lumbar spine using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and (2) bone quality including bone morphometry, volumetric BMD (vBMD), and trabecular bone microarchitecture using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) for nondominant distal radius and bilateral distal tibiae. RESULTS The Treatment group had numerically greater increases in all DXA parameters with a statistically significant difference being detected for the absolute and percentage increases in femoral neck aBMD at the dominant leg (0.015 (SD = 0.031)g/cm(2), 2.15 (SD = 4.32)%) and the absolute increase in lumbar spine BMC (1.17 (SD = 2.05)g) in the Treatment group as compared with the Control group (0.00084 (SD = 0.026)g/cm(2), 0.13 (SD = 3.62)% and 0.47 (SD = 1.88)g, respectively). WBV had no significant effect for other bone quality parameters. CONCLUSIONS WBV was effective for improving aBMD at the femoral neck of the dominant side and lumbar spine BMC in AIS subjects.
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- T P Lam
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Shi L, Wang D, Chu WCW, Burwell RG, Freeman BJC, Heng PA, Cheng JCY. Volume-based morphometry of brain MR images in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and healthy control subjects. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2009; 30:1302-7. [PMID: 19386729 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal deformity with unknown cause. Previous studies have suggested that subclinical neurologic abnormalities are associated with AIS. The objective of this prospective study was to characterize systematically neuroanatomic changes in patients with left thoracic AIS vs right thoracic AIS and healthy control subjects by using volume-based morphometry. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our current study involved 9 girls with left thoracic AIS and 20 girls with right thoracic AIS vs 11 and 17 matched female control subjects, respectively. Voxel-based morphometry (VBM), deformation-based morphometry (DBM), and tensor-based morphometry (TBM) were used to analyze the MR images aligned with a specific brain template of local adolescent girls. The statistical t test was used in VBM and TBM, and the Hotelling T(2) test was applied in DBM. RESULTS Using VBM, we found statistically significant differences (P < .05) in the white matter attenuation of the genu of the corpus callosum and left internal capsule (left thoracic AIS < control subjects). In contrast, no significant differences were observed between patients with right thoracic AIS and control subjects. CONCLUSIONS White matter attenuation in the corpus callosum and left internal capsule, responsible for interhemispheric communication and conduit of the corticothalamic projectional fibers, respectively, were found to be significantly lower in left thoracic AIS compared with control subjects; however, this was not the case in right thoracic AIS. Confirmation of the findings is required in future research, which needs to evaluate the relationship of white matter abnormality to curve laterality, pathogenesis, and prognosis in patients with AIS, with biologic significance and possible therapeutic correction.
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- L Shi
- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Qiu XS, Tang NLS, Yeung HY, Qiu Y, Cheng JCY. Association study between adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and the DPP9 gene which is located in the candidate region identified by linkage analysis. Postgrad Med J 2008; 84:498-501. [PMID: 18940951 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.066639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has been recognised that genetic or hereditary factors may contribute to the aetiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Recently, two linkage analyses have identified 19p13.3 as the candidate region for AIS. The dipeptidyl peptidase 9 (DPP9) gene is located on chromosome 19p13.3. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether DPP9 gene polymorphisms are associated with the occurrence or curve severity of AIS. METHODS 571 girls with AIS and 236 normal controls were recruited. Using the Chinese data from the HapMap project, a set of tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (tagSNPs) were defined for the DPP9 gene. Five SNPs were genotyped by PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism. Statistical analysis of genotype frequencies between cases and controls was performed by the chi2 test. One-way analysis of variance was used to compare mean maximum Cobb angles with different genotypes in case-only analysis. RESULTS Genotype frequencies were comparable between cases and controls for all five polymorphisms (p>0.05). The mean maximum Cobb angles of different genotypes were similar to each other for all five polymorphisms. CONCLUSIONS The DPP9 gene is not associated with the occurrence or curve severity of AIS. It is neither a disease-predisposition nor a disease-modifying gene of AIS.
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- X S Qiu
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Drum Town Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China.
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Chu WCW, Wong MS, Chau WW, Lam TP, Ng KW, Lam WWM, Cheng JCY. Curve correction effect of rigid spinal orthosis in different recumbent positions in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): a pilot MRI study. Prosthet Orthot Int 2006; 30:136-44. [PMID: 16990224 DOI: 10.1080/03093640600578020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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In this pilot cross-sectional study, the effectiveness of rigid spinal orthoses in the correction of spinal curvature of 14 patients with moderate adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) at different recumbent positions (supine, prone, right and left decubitus) was investigated. Using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and multi-planar reconstruction technique, evaluation of the scoliotic spine in the coronal, sagittal and axial planes and the effect of spinal orthosis on AIS at different recumbent positions was studied. There was significant reduction of coronal Cobb's angle (p < 0.05) with bracing at all four recumbent positions and the maximal reduction was found in the prone position (18% reduction). The sagittal Cobb's angle was only significantly reduced at the supine position while the axial rotation did not change significantly in all positions.
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- W C W Chu
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, PR China.
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Yeung HY, Qin L, Hung VWY, Lee KM, Guo X, Ng BWK, Cheng JCY. Lower degree of mineralization found in cortical bone of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Stud Health Technol Inform 2006; 123:599-604. [PMID: 17108495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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UNLABELLED A lowered bone mineral density (BMD) was observed in trabecular bone in a significant number of AIS patients. The present study aims at investigating whether lower BMD is a systemic phenomenon, which would also be present in the cortical component of long bone. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 78 AIS girls (age:15-18y.o) with either moderate (Cobb: 20-40) or severe (Cobb: >40) curve and 44 age-matched controls were recruited. The BMD of the distal region and the mid-shaft of radius were measured with a multi-layer peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). The trabecular bone and cortical bone BMD and the morphology of mid-shaft were compared. RESULTS Both trabecular and cortical BMD in severe AIS group was significantly lower than the control by 8.7% and 1.7% (p<0.05 for both), respectively. However, the cortical bone area of the mid-shaft did not show any differences from the normal control subjects. DISCUSSION This study demonstrates a systemic low BMD including the cortical bone. It is suggested that AIS girls may have disturbance in mineralization and ossification during peripubertal growth.
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- H Y Yeung
- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Yeung HY, Tang NL, Lee KM, Ng BKW, Hung VWY, Kwok R, Guo X, Qin L, Cheng JCY. Genetic association study of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) gene with curve severity and osteopenia in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Stud Health Technol Inform 2006; 123:18-24. [PMID: 17108398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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UNLABELLED IGF-I has a pivotal role in bone growth and could be one of the putative disease-modifier genes in AIS. Two SNPs in IGF-I gene promoter region were studied for any association with occurrence of AIS and for their effect on the curve severity among AIS. METHODS 506 AIS girls (Cobb>20 degrees) and 227 age-matched Chinese girls were recruited. The spine (L2-L4) and hip BMD of the subjects were measured by DXA. A subgroup of AIS patients (N=340) who were followed-up to skeletal maturity and the maximum Cobb's angle was recorded. Two SNPs were genotyped by PCR-RFLP (rs5742612 and rs2288377). The chi-square test and one-way ANOVA were used to test the association between genotypes and quantitative parameters, respectively. RESULTS No association was between the genotypes and the occurrence of AIS and the BMD of the spine and hip. The allelic frequency of T allele was 0.69 in AIS and control. However, the Cobb's angle was higher in patients with the homozygous T allele (Mean Cobb's angle: 38.1 degrees in TT vs 35.9 degrees in TC vs 33.2 degrees in CC group; p=0.04). DISCUSSION Interestingly, IGF-I polymorphism affects the curve severity of AIS though it was not associated with onset of AIS per se. It indicates that IGF-I may be a disease modifying gene. The importance of IGF-I in skeletal growth makes it a good candidate gene which would play a role in the documented association of rapid growth with curve progression in AIS.
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- H Y Yeung
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
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Qiu XS, Tang NL, Yeung HY, Qiu Y, Qin L, Lee KM, Cheng JCY. The role of melatonin receptor 1B gene (MTNR1B) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis--a genetic association study. Stud Health Technol Inform 2006; 123:3-8. [PMID: 17108395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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UNLABELLED Many studies have demonstrated the role of melatonin in the etiology of AIS. Previous studies have shown that there is no evidence of mutations in the melatonin receptor 1A gene in AIS patients. In this study, we have examined the role of melatonin receptor 1B in predisposition for AIS. Using haplotype block tagging technique, a set of tagging SNPs were defined for MTNR1B from the Han Chinese data of the International HapMap project. The association between the tagging of single nucleotide polymorphisms (tSNPs) in MTNR1B region and the occurrence of AIS was studied. METHOD 473 AIS girls and 311 normal controls were recruited. The age range of the patients was between 10 and 18 years old. The maximum Cobb was recorded at latest follow-up in AIS patients. Three of five tSNPs were studied; they were all located within the coding region of the MTNR1B gene. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the genotype or allelic frequencies (AF) of the 3 tSNPs between AIS and controls. In a case-only analysis, no difference in curve severity in AIS patients was found among patients with different genotypes (by one-way ANOVA). DISCUSSION The 3 tSNPs showed no association with either the occurrence of AIS or the maximum Cobb angle within AIS girls. Further analysis of the remaining tSNPs within the regulatory region of the MTNR1B gene and other related genes in the melatonin signaling pathway may provide further information on the role of the melatonin in AIS girls.
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- X S Qiu
- The Affiliated Drum Town Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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Cheng JCY, Hung VWY, Lee WTK, Yeung HY, Lam TP, Ng BKW, Guo X, Qin L. Persistent osteopenia in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis--longitudinal monitoring of bone mineral density until skeletal maturity. Stud Health Technol Inform 2006; 123:47-51. [PMID: 17108402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The aim of this study was to monitor BMD changes occurring during periods of rapid growth and to investigate whether osteopenia was a persistent phenomenon in skeletally matured AIS girls. 196 AIS Chinese girls and 122 healthy controls, aged 11-16, were follow-up for 3.5 years. Bilateral femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD) and volumetric BMD (vBMD) of the distal tibia were obtained by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). Osteopenia was defined if the age-adjusted BMD was below or equal to -1 standard deviation (SD). The average age at the final follow-up was 16.8 years old. The median initial Cobb angle for this group of patients was 26 degrees. The prevalence of osteopenia at the baseline measurement was 35.9%. Longitudinal BMD results demonstrated that 86.0% of osteopenic AIS girls had persistently low BMD at the time of skeletal maturity (age of 16). vBMD of distal tibia of AIS was significantly lower than that of the controls throughout the age of 13 to 17 during the period of rapid growth. In addition, there were also significant differences in vBMD among AIS (moderate and severe group) and the controls by one-way ANOVA (p<0.05). The present study for the first time revealed that over 86% of osteopenic AIS patients had persistently low BMD, at both distal tibia and femoral neck regions, at the time of skeletal maturity. Early detection and treatment of AIS-related osteopenia might help in maximizing peak bone mass during peripubertal growth that thereby minimizing risks of developing osteoporotic fractures later in life.
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- J C Y Cheng
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Republic of China
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A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the foot arch function of Chinese children. A total of 2715 children, 1246 girls, and 1369 boys, 4-18 years of age were recruited from kindergartens, primary, and secondary schools. The dynamic footprints of the children were collected using a portable pressure-sensing mat. The Contact Force Ratio (CFR, i.e. the ratio of the mid-foot loading to the total loading of the contacted foot, with the toes ignored) of each age group was calculated. In general, the CFR decreased from 4 to 10 years and plateaued at 10-12 years and then increased until 15-16 years. An abnormal low arch foot was defined as the foot that had a CFR value larger than the corresponding age mean plus one standard deviation. The cut-off CFR values of each age group were calculated. With the exception of the 17 years age group, which consisted of a relatively small number of subjects, the percentage of low arch subjects of all the other age groups ranged from 15 to 20%.
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- A K L Leung
- Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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Hung VWY, Qin L, Cheung CSK, Lam TP, Ng BKW, Tse YK, Guo X, Lee KM, Cheng JCY. Osteopenia: a new prognostic factor of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005; 87:2709-2716. [PMID: 16322621 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.d.02782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies have shown that 27% to 38% of girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis have systemic osteopenia. The aim of this study was to investigate whether osteopenia could serve as one of the important prognostic factors in predicting curve progression. METHODS A prospective study was performed in 324 adolescent girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who had a mean age of thirteen and a half years. Bone mineral density of the spine and both hips was measured at the time of the clinical diagnosis of scoliosis. All patients were followed longitudinally until skeletal maturity or until the curve had progressed > or =6 degrees . The univariate chi-square test and stepwise logistic regression were used to predict the prevalence of curve progression, and a receiver operating characteristic curve was plotted. RESULTS The overall prevalence of curve progression was 50%. The prevalence of osteopenia at the spine and hips was 27.5% and 23.1%, respectively. A larger initial Cobb angle (odds ratio = 4.6), a lower Risser grade (odds ratio = 4.7), premenarchal status (odds ratio = 2.5), osteopenia in the femoral neck of the hip on the side of the concavity (odds ratio = 2.3), and a younger age at the time of diagnosis (odds ratio = 2.1) were identified as risk factors in predicting curve progression. A predictive model was established, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the model was 0.80 (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION Osteopenia may be an important risk factor in curve progression. The measurement of bone mineral density at the time of diagnosis may serve as an additional objective measurement in predicting curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The bone mineral density-inclusive predictive model may be used in treatment planning for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who are at high risk of curve progression.
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- V W Y Hung
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5/F, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5/F, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5/F, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5/F, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5/F, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong.
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5/F, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin N.T., Hong Kong
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Lee Hysan Clinical Research Laboratories, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 7/F, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5/F, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong.
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Chan SM, Nelson EAS, Leung SSF, Cheng JCY. Bone mineral density and calcium metabolism of Hong Kong Chinese postpartum women—a 1-y longitudinal study. Eur J Clin Nutr 2005; 59:868-76. [PMID: 15915158 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This paper reports longitudinal changes in bone mineral density (BMD), calcium homeostasis and dietary calcium intake in a group of Hong Kong breastfeeding women during the first year postpartum. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS Nine mothers who breastfed exclusively or almost exclusively for at least 3 months and 14 formula feeding mothers aged 20-40 y were interviewed after delivery, 2 and 6 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months postpartum. BMD at L2-L4 lumbar spine (LS), trochanter (Tro) and femoral neck (FN), serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (b-ALP), urinary deoxypyridinoline (Dpd), serum and urinary calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) and dietary intake of macronutrients were assessed. RESULTS Compared to the formula feeding group, BMD assessed at LS, Tro and FN decreased significantly in the breastfeeding group over the first 6 months, with rebound to approximate baseline values at 12 months for the latter two sites. Serum iPTH increased in both groups, whereas serum b-ALP was consistently higher in the breastfeeders. Urinary Ca and P excretion decreased early postpartum in both groups, but the breastfeeders had higher excretion at 3 and 6 months. Breastfeeding mothers consumed significantly more Ca than the formula feeding mothers in the early postpartum. CONCLUSIONS Increased calcium requirement during early lactation is affected through mobilisation of bone and renal calcium conservation. Bone mineral loss during lactation is temporary. Further studies are warranted to investigate the effects of diet and other hormonal factors on the calcium homeostasis during lactation.
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- Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Wong MS, Cheng JCY, Lo KH. A comparison of treatment effectiveness between the CAD/CAM method and the manual method for managing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Prosthet Orthot Int 2005; 29:105-11. [PMID: 16180383 DOI: 10.1080/17461550500069547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The treatment effectiveness of the CAD/CAM method and the manual method in managing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) was compared. Forty subjects were recruited with twenty subjects for each method. The clinical parameters namely Cobb's angle and apical vertebral rotation were evaluated at the pre-brace and the immediate in-brace visits. The results demonstrated that orthotic treatments rendered by the CAD/CAM method and the conventional manual method were effective in providing initial control of Cobb's angle. Significant decreases (p < 0.05) were found between the pre-brace and immediate in-brace visits for both methods. The mean reductions of Cobb's angle were 12.8 degrees (41.9%) for the CAD/CAM method and 9.8 degrees (32.1%) for the manual method. An initial control of the apical vertebral rotation was not shown in this study. In the comparison between the CAD/CAM method and the manual method, no significant difference was found in the control of Cobb's angle and apical vertebral rotation. The current study demonstrated that the CAD/CAM method can provide similar result in the initial stage of treatment as compared with the manual method.
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- M S Wong
- Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China.
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Wong MS, Cheng JCY, Wong MW, So SF. A work study of the CAD/CAM method and conventional manual method in the fabrication of spinal orthoses for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Prosthet Orthot Int 2005; 29:93-104. [PMID: 16180382 DOI: 10.1080/17461550500066782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A study was conducted to compare the CAD/CAM method with the conventional manual method in fabrication of spinal orthoses for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Ten subjects were recruited for this study. Efficiency analyses of the two methods were performed from cast filling/ digitization process to completion of cast/image rectification. The dimensional changes of the casts/ models rectified by the two cast rectification methods were also investigated. The results demonstrated that the CAD/CAM method was faster than the conventional manual method in the studied processes. The mean rectification time of the CAD/CAM method was shorter than that of the conventional manual method by 108.3 min (63.5%). This indicated that the CAD/CAM method took about 1/3 of the time of the conventional manual to finish cast rectification. In the comparison of cast/image dimensional differences between the conventional manual method and the CAD/CAM method, five major dimensions in each of the five rectified regions namely the axilla, thoracic, lumbar, abdominal and pelvic regions were involved. There were no significant dimensional differences (p < 0.05) in 19 out of the 25 studied dimensions. This study demonstrated that the CAD/CAM system could save the time in the rectification process and offer a relatively high resemblance in cast rectification as compared with the conventional manual method.
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- M S Wong
- Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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The traditional theory on subtalar joint neutral position and intrinsic foot deformities for the evaluation and treatment of foot and ankle disorders has been the basis for foot orthotics for many years. Although clinical evaluations have suggested a relationship between subtalar pronation and a variety of lower limb problems, such as shin splints and anterior knee pain, recent research has raised serious concerns about the reliability and validity of the assessment and intervention methods. Results of recent studies in foot biomechanics suggest that the orthosis design to control foot alignment should stabilise the medial apical bony structure of the arch to control the first ray mobility and transmit load through the lateral support structures of the foot, locking the calcaneocuboid joint and decreasing strain in the plantar aponeurosis. The concept of "posting" according to a measured foot deformity is de-emphasised. Reliable foot impression procedures are required to provide appropriate orthotic design and thus management. A prone lying position manipulated foot impression method using polycaprolactone based low temperature thermoplastic material was introduced. Ten (10) subjects were recruited to participate in the reliability tests, which were conducted by 2 orthotists specialized in foot orthotics. Results showed high intrarater and interrater reliability of the measured forefoot width and the navicular height. The reliability of the forefoot-rearfoot relationship was demonstrated by the small variance of the root mean square calculation. Subsequently orthotic intervention can be done in a more consistent manner.
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- A K L Leung
- Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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Qu SX, Guo X, Weng J, Cheng JCY, Feng B, Yeung HY, Zhang XD. Evaluation of the expression of collagen type I in porous calcium phosphate ceramics implanted in an extra-osseous site. Biomaterials 2004; 25:659-67. [PMID: 14607504 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(03)00577-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The aim of the present study is to demonstrate the newly formed tissue in calcium phosphate (Ca/P) ceramics after extra-osseous implantation by histological and immunohistochemistry (IHC) methods. Synthesis porous Ca/P ceramics without adding any growth factor and living cell were implanted in the dorsal muscle of dogs for 1 and 2 months. Undecalcified and decalcified sections were stained by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), and IHC, respectively. The histological results showed the beginning of osteogenesis and angiogenesis after being implanted for 1 month and the obvious new bone formation after being implanted for 2 months. IHC were conducted via the avidin-biotin peroxidase complex (ABC) method and the primary antibody was collagen type I. IHC results indicated that collagen type I was expressed within osteoblast-like cells and newly formed bone-like tissue in Ca/P ceramics after 1 month, and in the mineralized matrix of newly formed bone and osteoblasts, some osteocytes and some lacunae after 2 months. No cartilage and chondrocytes were observed in the histological and IHC-stained sections. Evidence of intramembranous osteogenesis was confirmed.
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- S X Qu
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.
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Static footprint parameters have been used to quantify arch height with conflicting results. This could be caused by the inherent inaccuracy and variations of the methodology used. Since the foot is a dynamic structure that undergoes changes during a step, it is more desirable to capture and analyse the dynamic footprint at an instant during the gait cycle that can most closely reflect the weight-bearing foot function. Forty (40) volunteer subjects were recruited for the reliability test of a new parameter, the Contact Force Ratio (CFR), derived from dynamic footprint. This is a measure of midfoot loading during gait. The mid-gait dynamic footprints were collected using a pressure sensing mat. Results of ICC tests showed that the CFR had good intratester (0.918) and intertester (0.909) reliability. The validity of the method was examined by correlating the parameter to the functional change in arch height, i.e. the Navicular Drop between the non-weight-bearing and weight-bearing conditions.
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- A K L Leung
- Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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Guo X, Chau WW, Chan YL, Cheng JCY. Relative anterior spinal overgrowth in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Results of disproportionate endochondral-membranous bone growth. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 85:1026-31. [PMID: 14516040 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.85b7.14046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We undertook a comparative study of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) vertebral morphometry of thoracic vertebrae of girls with adolescent idiopathic thoracic scoliosis (AIS) and age and gender-matched normal subjects, in order to investigate abnormal differential growth of the anterior and posterior elements of the thoracic vertebrae in patients with scoliosis. Previous studies have suggested that disproportionate growth of the anterior and posterior columns may contribute to the development of AIS. Whole spine MRI was undertaken on 83 girls with AIS between the age of 12 and 14 years, and Cobb's angles of between 20 degrees and 90 degrees, and 22 age-matched controls. Multiple measurements of each thoracic vertebra were obtained from the best sagittal and axial MRI cuts. Compared with the controls, the scoliotic spines had longer vertebral bodies between T1 and T12 in the anterior column and shorter pedicles with a larger interpedicular distance in the posterior column. The differential growth between the anterior and the posterior elements of each thoracic vertebra in the patients with AIS was significantly different from that in the controls (p < 0.01). There was also a significant positive correlation between the scoliosis severity score and the ratio of differential growth between the anterior and posterior columns for each thoracic vertebra (p < 0.01). Compared with age-matched controls, the longitudinal growth of the vertebral bodies in patients with AIS is disproportionate and faster and mainly occurs by endochondral ossification. In contrast, the circumferential growth by membranous ossification is slower in both the vertebral bodies and pedicles.
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- X Guo
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, SAR, China
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Huang L, Cheng YY, Koo PL, Lee KM, Qin L, Cheng JCY, Kumta SM. The effect of hyaluronan on osteoblast proliferation and differentiation in rat calvarial-derived cell cultures. J Biomed Mater Res A 2003; 66:880-4. [PMID: 12926041 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.10535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Hyaluronan (or hyaluronic acid, HA) is an essential component of extracellular matrices. It interacts with other macromolecules and plays a predominant role in tissue morphogenesis, cell migration, differentiation, and adhesion. The cell signaling functions of HA are mediated through the CD-44 receptor and are dependent upon the molecular weight of the polymer. We hypothesized that an HA of appropriate molecular weight alone in optimal concentration may induce osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Enzyme-digested calvarial-derived mesenchymal cells from 2-day-old newborn rats were cultured with the addition of HA of three different molecular weights (2300, 900, and 60 kDa). We added, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mg/mL HA for each molecular weight to the medium at the first plating of cells. After 7 to 20 days in culture, cell proliferation and differentiation were evaluated by measuring thymidine incorporation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and osteocalcin gene expression. The effects of HA on bone formation were examined by using Alizarin red staining for mineralization. The results showed that low molecular weight HA (60 kDa) significantly stimulated cell growth, increased osteocalcin mRNA expression in a dose-dependent manner, but showed no apparent effects on alkaline phosphatase activity and bone mineralization. On the other hand, high-weight HA (900 and 2,300 kDa) significantly increased all the parameters examined, particularly alkaline phosphatase activity, in a dose-dependent manner and stimulated cell mineralization to 126% and 119% of the controls, respectively, in the 1.0 mg/mL dose. Our findings suggest that HA has a molecular weight-specific and dose-specific mode of action that may enhance the osteogenic and osteoinductive properties of bone graft materials and substitutes due to its stimulatory effects on osteoblasts.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinse University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR
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OBJECTIVES To provide an overall pattern of morbidity in unintentional residential childhood injuries (URCI) in Hong Kong. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional telephone survey of caregivers of children aged under 16-years and adolescents suffering from URCI and admitted to three selected local Accident and Emergency Departments. RESULTS Falls, cuts and scalds were the most common external causes of URCI observed, while boys predominated in the sample population. Most of the observed URCI were of moderate to mild severity. Children of new immigrant mothers were more likely to receive first aid immediately after the incidents. Parents were aware of potentially injurious behaviour and intervened on occasion, but most resorted to verbal warnings only. CONCLUSIONS Prevalence of falls among observed URCI offers evidence in support of the hypothesis that the high population density in Hong Kong plays an integral role in understanding mechanisms of morbidity. Parents show concern about URCI but often lack substantial action that modifies injury risk. Considering the local injury differentials, an active prevention effort such as behavioural intervention and education for parents may be useful.
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, China.
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Until recently the accepted treatment of choice for severe type-II fibular hemimelia has been Syme’s or Boyd’s amputation. The alternative of distraction lengthening using the Ilizarov technique is now available. We report three patients (four limbs) with type-II fibular hemimelia who were treated by the Ilizarov technique and followed up for two to six years. Severe progressive procurvatum and valgus deformity of the tibia and valgus deformity and lateral subluxation of the ankle were found in all four limbs. Multiple additional soft-tissue and bony surgery was necessary. In view of these problems we feel that reappraisal of the indications for lengthening in type-II fibular hemimelia is necessary.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5th Floor, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5th Floor, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5th Floor, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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We describe three cases of acute pyogenic abscess of the iliopsoas in children treated conservatively. Two patients had image-guided aspiration and one was managed with antibiotics alone. All made a complete recovery. Acute pyogenic abscess of the iliopsoas in children can be treated effectively and safely with intravenous antibiotics and image-guided aspiration of the abscess.
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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Yung SH, Lam CY, Choi KY, Ng KW, Maffulli N, Cheng JCY. Percutaneous intramedullary Kirschner wiring for displaced diaphyseal forearm fractures in children. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.80b1.0800091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Displaced fractures of the forearm in children are often treated conservatively, but there is a relatively high incidence of redisplacement, malunion and consequent limitation of function. We have performed percutaneous Kirschner (K) wire fixation in 72 such children under the age of 14 years, of which 57 were reviewed for our study. Both the radius and ulna were fractured in 45 (79%), the radius only in eight and the ulna only in four. The mean initial angulation was 19° in the lateral plane and 9° in the anteroposterior plane for the radius and 15° and 9°, respectively, for the ulna. In 42 patients (74%) we performed closed reduction. In the remaining 15 (26%) closed reduction failed and an open reduction, through a minimal approach, was required before K wiring. At a mean follow-up of 20 months all patients had good functional results with an excellent range of movement. Only five had angulation of from 10° to 15° and none had nonunion, premature epiphyseal closure or deep infection. Percutaneous intramedullary K wiring for forearm diaphyseal fracture is a convenient, effective and safe operation, with minimal complications.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Polworth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Chan YL, Cheng JCY, Metreweli C. Sonographic evaluation of hip effusion in children. Acta Radiol 1997. [DOI: 10.3109/02841859709172426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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