Occurrence of paralytic scoliosis in patients with poliomyelitis reporting at Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi.

Muhammad Osama

Abstract:

Pakistan is one of the only three countries in the world with an enduring poliovirus transmission, making poliomyelitis an important health concern for Pakistan. Paralytic scoliosis is a common musculoskeletal dysfunction associated with poliomyelitis. To determine the occurrence of paralytic scoliosis a cross-sectional study was conducted at Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi from 2015 to 2018. All patients with poliomyelitis reporting to the hospital were included, whereas patients with scoliosis but no poliomyelitis were excluded. Cobb's angle was used to determine the severity of scoliotic curves. Pearson correlation was used to determine the correlation of Cobb's angle with age and Independent T-test was used to determine the difference in terms of gender. Confidence interval was kept at 95%. A total of 51 patients with poliomyelitis were included in the study with a mean age of 28.58±15.07 years. The overall occurrence of scoliosis was found to be 60.8% with mean Cobb's angle of 23.35o±7.40o, and risk of developing paralytic scoliosis in males was 0.90 times the risk in females. No significant correlation (p=0.833) was observed between age and Cobb's angle. No significant difference (p=0.72) was observed among males and females in relation to Cobb's angle.

research from:

• Foundation University Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences

Year:

2021

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

Epidemiology; Poliomyelitis; Scoliosis

Journal:

journal of Pakistan Medical Association

Volume:

71

Number:

2 B

Month:

February