Cervical spine alignment following surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): a pre-to-post analysis of 81 patients

Cervical spine alignment following surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): a pre-to-post analysis of 81 patients

Abstract Background Several studies have emphasized the importance of restoring thoracic kyphosis (TK) in the setting of AIS, but very few have discussed changes in cervical spine alignment following surgery. Aim of this study was to evaluate reciprocal cervical alignment change after modification o...

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Main Authors: W. Pepke, H. Almansour, R. Lafage, B. G. Diebo, B. Wiedenhöfer, F. Schwab, V. Lafage, M. Akbar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Cervical alignment
Cervical spine
Adolescent scoliosis
AIS
Deformity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0471-2

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