Publications by authors named "Yuan-Fuu Lee"
Study Design: A retrospective cohort study.
Objective: To determine radiographic parameters, including the lowest instrumented vertebral (LIV) tilt, related to the postoperative magnitude and progression of residual lumbar curves (LCs) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients who underwent posterior spinal fusion with LIV at or above L1.
Summary Of Background Data: Although several guidelines have been proposed for thoracic curve fusion, factors related to the postoperative magnitude and potential progression of unfused LCs remained undetermined.
Article Synopsis
- - The study introduces a method that enhances traditional sliding hip screws (SHS) with cerclage reconstruction plates to treat challenging peritrochanteric fractures and improve implant durability against shearing forces, ultimately aiming to lower the rate of implant failures.
- - The research involved two patient groups: one receiving the modified SHS (12 patients) and the other the conventional SHS (28 patients), analyzing factors such as surgery duration, blood loss, complications, and long-term outcomes over two years.
- - Results indicated that while surgery duration was longer for the modified SHS group, overall implant survival rates were comparable between both methods, with factors like subtrochanteric involvement and higher pain scores potentially predicting the need for future revisions
Study Design: A retrospective cohort study.
Objective: To investigate the factors contributing to the development of postoperative distal junctional kyphosis (DJK) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients who underwent posterior spinal fusion (PSF) with lowest instrumented vertebrae (LIV) at or above L1.
Methods: Patients with Lenke type 1 or 2 curves who underwent PSF with LIV at or above L1 with a minimum follow-up of 2 years were evaluated.