Flexibility assessment of the unfused thoracic segments above the “potential upper instrumented vertebrae” using the supine side bending radiographs in Lenke 5 and 6 curves for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients
Background Context Selection of upper instrumented vertebra for Lenke 5 and 6 curves remains debatable, and several authors have described different selection strategies. Objective This study analyzed the flexibility of the unfused thoracic segments above the “potential upper instrumented vertebrae...
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Elsevier
2018
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