Radiological evaluation of columna vertebralisanomalies in individuals with scoliosis

Spine is the vital element of both musculoskeletal and neural system. Scoliosis and vertebral anomalies which occur in this part affect the individual's life negatively. Therefore, the aim of all treatment methods is toprovide a smooth and balanced spine. It is very important to knowthe frequencyandmorphologyof the spine anomalies in patient withscoliosis in order to apply the appropriate and correct treatment method for the patient. In this study, the anomalies of the vertebral columnof 266 patients with scoliosis were evaluated radiological retrospectively. When the incidence ofscoliosis wascomparedaccordingto agegroups, it was determined that scoliosis was the most common 61-79agegroup(p=0.01). When compared with respect to thespineregion wherescoliosiswasobserved, it was found that lumbar region was the most common in all age groups (p=0.001). Women and men were compared according to age groups for congenital anomaly (hemivertebra, butterfly vertebra, spinabifida, block vertebra, fusion defect, syringomyelia, Arnold–Chiari syndrome, lowconus, sprengel deformity, segmentation anomaly, spondylolisthesis, tethered cord secondery defect)that accompanying scoliosis.There was no statistically differencein male patients(p = 0.947),however the most common anomaly in female patients was in the 0-18age group (p = 0.000). Theaim of this study was to contribute to the literatüre with the dataobtained. Keywords: Scoliosis, Columna Vertebralis, Anomaly, Radiological Evaluation.