Is It Enough to Stop Distal Fusion at L3 in Mild to Moderate Lenke 5C Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients?

Is It Enough to Stop Distal Fusion at L3 in Mild to Moderate Lenke 5C Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients?

ABSTRACT Objective There has been no definitive conclusion on the selection of the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) in Lenke 5C adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether it is enough to stop distal fusion at L3 in mild to moderate Lenke 5C AI...

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Main Authors: Chenkai Li, Xiaohan Ye, Haoran Zhang, Yang Yang, You Du, Yiwei Zhao, Shengru Wang, Jianguo Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Orthopaedic Surgery
Subjects:
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Lenke 5
lowest instrumented vertebra
posterior fusion
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/os.14267

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https://doi.org/10.1111/os.14267

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