Long-term follow-up of patients with untreated scoliosis : a study of mortality, causes of death, and symptoms

The mortality and causes of death in 115 patients (80 women), born 1902-1937, with untreated scoliosis were compared to the expected according to official Swedish statistics. Subgrouping for cause and onset of scoliosis was done. Fifty-five patients had died; 21 of respiratory failure and 17 of card...

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Published in:Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Pa. 1976), 1992-09, Vol.17 (9), p.1091-1096
Main Authors: PEHRSSON, K, LARSSON, S, ODEN, A, NACHEMSON, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cause of Death
Child
Child, Preschool
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Diseases of the spine
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Respiration Disorders - complications
Rickets - complications
Scoliosis - complications
Scoliosis - mortality
Scoliosis - physiopathology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survival Analysis
Time Factors
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Summary:The mortality and causes of death in 115 patients (80 women), born 1902-1937, with untreated scoliosis were compared to the expected according to official Swedish statistics. Subgrouping for cause and onset of scoliosis was done. Fifty-five patients had died; 21 of respiratory failure and 17 of cardiovascular diseases. The mortality was significantly (P less than 0.001) increased. The increased risk was apparent at 40-50 years of age. The mortality was significantly increased in infantile (P less than 0.001) and juvenile (P less than 0.01) scoliosis but not in adolescent scoliosis. The mortality was also increased in post-polio scoliosis, scoliosis combined with rickets and scoliosis of unknown etiology indicating an increased mortality in idiopathic scoliosis. Among the surviving patients anti-hypertensive treatment was frequent (23 of 50).
ISSN:0362-2436
1528-1159
DOI:10.1097/00007632-199209000-00014