Comparison of Pulmonary Function After Selective Anterior Versus Posterior Fusion for the Correction of Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Satoru DemuraKota WatanabeTeppei SuzukiToshiki SaitoTakuya YamamotoToshiaki KotaniAyato NoharaTaichi TsujiYoji OguraHiroyuki TsuchiyaKoki UnoMorio MatsumotoNoriaki Kawakaminull nullPublished in: Global spine journal (2019)
Pulmonary function after ASF and PSF was similar at 2 years; however, anterior group did not return to the baseline at 6 months and 1 year suggesting anterior approach may affect early postoperative pulmonary function.
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