Progressive decline in pulmonary function 5 years post-operatively in patients who underwent anterior instrumentation for surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Burt YaszayPawel P JankowskiTracey P BastromBaron LonnerRandal BetzSuken ShahJahangir AsgharFiroz MiyanjiAmer SamdaniPeter O NewtonPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2019)
In patients who underwent anterior instrumentation, PFTs declined from the pre-operative to the 5 years post-operative time point. There was a progressive decline of 4-10% beyond 2 years post-operatively. Patients who underwent posterior instrumentation remained stable. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.