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Sacral Curvature in Addition to Sacral Ratio to Assess Sacral Development and the Association With the Type of Anorectal Malformations
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In brief
In brief
This study introduces sacral curvature as a complementary measurement to sacral ratio for evaluating sacral development in patients with anorectal malformations. The research investigates whether combined assessment of sacral morphology correlates with ARM severity and type, potentially improving preoperative planning and prognostic assessment.
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Introduction: Sacral ratio (SR) is currently the only measurement to quantitatively evaluate sacral development in patients with anorectal malformations (ARM). This study proposes sacral curvature (SC) as a new indicator to qualitatively assess the sacrum and hypothesizes that sacral developm …
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