Failure to achieve pelvic balance following hip replacement surgery may be a risk factor for development of degenerative scoliosis

Introduction: In the global alignment of body, the pelvis and spine are strictly and mutually connected. Our hypothesis was that failure to achieve pelvic balance following hip replacement surgery (THA) may be a risk factor for development of degenerative scoliosis. Methods: A retrospective case con...

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Main Authors: Asad M. Lak, Francesca Siddi, Fidelia Ida, Hasan A. Zaidi, Timothy R. Smith, Yi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751921001547