Selective thoracic fusion of a left decompensated main thoracic curve: proceed with caution?

European spine journal: official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Jahangir Asghar¹  Suken A. Shah²  Carrie E. Bartley³  Baron S. Lonner⁴  Tracey P. Bastrom⁵  T. Barrett Sullivan⁶ 

[1] BC Children’s Hospital;Mount Sinai Hospital;Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children;Nicklaus Children’s Hospital;Rady Children’s Hospital;University of California

关键词: Coronal decompensation;    Selective thoracic fusion;    Imbalance;    Fusion level;    Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s00586-017-5158-8

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

PurposePrevious research has shown that with certain idiopathic scoliosis curve types, performing a selective thoracic fusion (STF) is associated with an increased risk of coronal decompensation post-operatively. The purpose of the current study was to determine the influence of curve correction and fusion level on post-operative balance in STF for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with pre-operative coronal decompensation.

【 授权许可】

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