Incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in congenital scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Objective This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis on the overall incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in patients with congenital scoliosis (CS) and potential influencing factors. Methods We searched three large electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library) for...
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description | Abstract Objective This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis on the overall incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in patients with congenital scoliosis (CS) and potential influencing factors. Methods We searched three large electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library) for potentially relevant studies. The quality of the included studies was assessed independently by two authors using the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) criteria. Data on the number of CS patients, number of CS patients with intraspinal abnormalities, sex of the patients, and CS types were extracted from the included studies. R software was used to pool and analyze all the extracted data. Results This meta-analysis included 10 articles, and 671 of 1863 CS patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations were identified to have intraspinal abnormalities. The overall incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in the patients with CS was 37% (95% CI, 29–45%). Diastematomyelia was the most common intraspinal abnormality and was detected in 45.60% of the patients with intraspinal abnormalities (306/671). The remaining intraspinal abnormalities included syringomyelia (273/671, 40.69%), tethered cord (190/671, 28.32%), low conus (58/671, 8.64%), intraspinal mass (39/671, 5.81%), Chiari malformation (32/671, 4.77%), fatty filum (27/671, 4.02%), spina bifida (occulta excluded) (17/671, 2.53%), tumor (17/671, 2.53%), cyst (12/671, 1.79%), syringomyelus (4/671, 0.60%), dural ectasia (1/671, 0.15%), and undiagnosed cord MRI hyperintensity (1/671, 0.15%). The patient’s sex and CS type were not factors that affected the incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in CS patients (all P > 0.05). Conclusions This meta-analysis revealed that the overall incidence of intraspinal abnormalities detected by MRI in CS patients was 37%. Diastematomyelia was the most common intraspinal abnormality. The patient’s sex and CS type were not factors that affected the incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in CS patients. |
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spelling | doaj.art-6e48d91ff1454058969aebd3df5b3fa12022-12-22T04:23:19ZengBMCJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research1749-799X2020-10-011511710.1186/s13018-020-02015-8Incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in congenital scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysisXudong Wang0Yangke Yu1Ningning Yang2Lei Xia3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityAbstract Objective This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis on the overall incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in patients with congenital scoliosis (CS) and potential influencing factors. Methods We searched three large electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library) for potentially relevant studies. The quality of the included studies was assessed independently by two authors using the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) criteria. Data on the number of CS patients, number of CS patients with intraspinal abnormalities, sex of the patients, and CS types were extracted from the included studies. R software was used to pool and analyze all the extracted data. Results This meta-analysis included 10 articles, and 671 of 1863 CS patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations were identified to have intraspinal abnormalities. The overall incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in the patients with CS was 37% (95% CI, 29–45%). Diastematomyelia was the most common intraspinal abnormality and was detected in 45.60% of the patients with intraspinal abnormalities (306/671). The remaining intraspinal abnormalities included syringomyelia (273/671, 40.69%), tethered cord (190/671, 28.32%), low conus (58/671, 8.64%), intraspinal mass (39/671, 5.81%), Chiari malformation (32/671, 4.77%), fatty filum (27/671, 4.02%), spina bifida (occulta excluded) (17/671, 2.53%), tumor (17/671, 2.53%), cyst (12/671, 1.79%), syringomyelus (4/671, 0.60%), dural ectasia (1/671, 0.15%), and undiagnosed cord MRI hyperintensity (1/671, 0.15%). The patient’s sex and CS type were not factors that affected the incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in CS patients (all P > 0.05). Conclusions This meta-analysis revealed that the overall incidence of intraspinal abnormalities detected by MRI in CS patients was 37%. Diastematomyelia was the most common intraspinal abnormality. The patient’s sex and CS type were not factors that affected the incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in CS patients.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-020-02015-8Congenital scoliosisIntraspinal abnormalitiesMagnetic resonance imagingMeta-analysis |
spellingShingle | Xudong Wang Yangke Yu Ningning Yang Lei Xia Incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in congenital scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research Congenital scoliosis Intraspinal abnormalities Magnetic resonance imaging Meta-analysis |
title | Incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in congenital scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_full | Incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in congenital scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_fullStr | Incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in congenital scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in congenital scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_short | Incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in congenital scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_sort | incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in congenital scoliosis a systematic review and meta analysis |
topic | Congenital scoliosis Intraspinal abnormalities Magnetic resonance imaging Meta-analysis |
url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-020-02015-8 |
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