Mid-long-term outcome and degeneration of the remaining unfused lumbar intervertebral disc in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients who had posterior spinal fusion surgery

• Main Authors: Chiu, Chee Kidd, Tan, Chin Siong, Chung, Weng Hong, Mohamad, Siti Mariam, Kwan, Mun Keong, Chan, Chris Yin Wei
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/28407/

Purpose To investigate mid-long-term effects of the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) selection on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients who had posterior spinal fusion (PSF) surgery. Methods Forty-eight patients were recruited. Inclusion criteria were AIS patients who have had PSF surgery...