Do hypokyphotic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients treated with Ponte osteotomy obtain a better clinical efficacy? A preliminary retrospective study
Abstract Study design A retrospective case–control study. Objective To evaluate whether Ponte osteotomy improves thoracic kyphosis and to determine its clinical efficacy in hypokyphotic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Methods Eighty consecutive Lenke type 1 AIS patients with hypokyphotic curv...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-03390-0 |