Lateral Thoracolumbar Listhesis as an Independent Predictor of Disability in Adult Scoliosis Patients: Multivariable Assessment Before and After Surgical Realignment.
Alan H DanielsWesley M DurandRenaud LafageAndrew S ZhangDavid K HamiltonPeter G PassiasHan Jo KimThemistocles ProtopsaltisVirginie LafageJustin S SmithChristopher I ShaffreyMunish GuptaEric KlinebergFrank SchwabDoug BurtonShay BessChristopher AmesRobert A HartPublished in: Neurosurgery (2022)
Lateral thoracolumbar listhesis is associated with worse baseline disability among adult scoliosis patients. Resolution of severe lateral listhesis following deformity correction was independently associated with increased likelihood of reaching MCID in ODI at 2-yr follow-up.