Objective To evaluate the outcome of an early revision strategy for postoperative distal adding-on (DAO) after Lenke 1 and 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery. Summary of background data Improper choice of the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) is a major cause of postoperative imbalance and unsatisfactory results in AIS surgery. The long-term consequences of such imbalance remain unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: Data collection of radiological parameters in non-pathological adult spines.
Objectives: Establishing a baseline database for measurements of the spinal lordosis ratio between upper and lower arcs of the lumbar spine unique to each type of spine described by Roussouly's classification. Illustrating the importance of correct rationing of the upper and lower arcs.
Purpose: Spinal osteotomies performed to treat fixed spinal deformities are technically demanding and associated with a high complications rate. The main purpose of this study was to analyze complications and their risk factors in spinal osteotomies performed for fixed sagittal imbalance from multiple etiologies.
Methods: The study consisted of a blinded retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from a large multicenter cohort of patients who underwent 3-columns (3C) spinal osteotomy, between January 2010 and January 2017.
Purpose: To investigate the relationship between pelvic incidence (PI) and proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in patients treated surgically for adult spinal deformity (ASD) with fusion from thoracolumbar junction to sacrum.
Methods: A consecutive series of ASD patients who underwent fusion from the thoracolumbar junction to the sacrum with a minimum of 2-year follow-up was studied. Patients were divided into low PI (≤ 50°) and high PI (> 50°) groups.