Incidence of Chronic Periscapular Pain After Adult Thoracolumbar Deformity Correction and Impact on Outcomes

Objective Extension of the posterior upper-most instrumented vertebra (UIV) into the upper thoracic (UT) spine allows for greater deformity correction and reduced incidence of proximal junction kyphosis (PJK) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients. However, it may be associated with chronic postop...

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Main Authors: Alexander F. Haddad, Justin K. Scheer, Marissa T. Fury, Justin S. Smith, Vedat Deviren, Christopher P. Ames
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2021-09-01
Series:Neurospine
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Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-2040576-288.pdf