Haofeng Hong, Jiasheng Hu, Honghao Xu, Dongdong Xia, Xiangxiang Pan, Xibang Chen, Quanquan Guo, Shuhao Zhang, Jiaoxiang Chen, Yaosen Wu, Huijie Leng, Xiaolei Zhang, Xiangyang Wang, Chongan Huang
STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional and retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the effect of three types of short stature (partial growth hormone deficiency [GHD], GHD, and idiopathic short stature [ISS]) and recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) therapy on scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: In short stature, rhGH is widely used and the concentration of growth hormone varies among types. The epidemiologic characteristics of scoliosis and the role of rhGH on scoliosis remain unclear...
October 20, 2023: Spine