The Last Touched Vertebra on Supine Radiographs Can Be the Optimal Lower Instrumented Vertebra in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients

The Last Touched Vertebra on Supine Radiographs Can Be the Optimal Lower Instrumented Vertebra in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients

Objective To determine whether the last touched vertebra (LTV) on supine radiographs is suitable for the lower instrumented vertebra (LIV) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) correction surgery. Methods In total, 57 patients were included in the study following posterior instrumentation and fus...

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Main Authors: Do-Hyoung Kim, Seung-Jae Hyun, Chang-Hyun Lee, Ki-Jeong Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2022-03-01
Series:Neurospine
Subjects:
adding-on
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
distal junctional kyphosis
last touching vertebra
last substantially touched vertebra
lower instrumented vertebra
Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-2143224-612.pdf

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