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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Main Authors: Kwan, Mun Keong, Chiu, Chee Kidd, Chan, Teik Seng, Abd Gani, Siti Mariam, Tan, Shun Herng, Chan, Chris Yin Wei
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/21571/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2017.06.020
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