SYNDROME OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE DYSPLASIA AS A BACKGROUND CONDITION IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS
In 99 patients with idiopathic scoliosis were evaluated for presence of signs of syndrome of connective tissue dysplasia. When conducting a physical examination of the various signs of dysplasia in the form of characteristic skeletal changes were detected in 42% of patients, 33.3% of patients had a combination of both. 70% of the patients were recorded changes associated with disorders of the morphology and the function of internal organs: small anomalies of the heart and electrocardiogram changes. Thus various combinations of detected abnormalities was observed in 63% of patients. Thus, the presence of clinical signs of the syndrome of connective tissue dysplasia is the background condition in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. In clarifying the possible relationship of phenotypic signs of connective tissue dysplasia with intraoperative blood loss showed weak correlation with Pearson's r = 0.1.