Is it worthwhile to measure bone quality in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Aim The aims of this study were to compare bone quality (speed-of-sound, SOS and z-scores) between female adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients and controls using quantitative ultrasound examination, and further to analyze the relationship between bone strength and maturation, severity and type of scoliosis in AIS patients measured by the same technique along the long axis of the distal radius.