Evaluation of thoracic factors after scoliosis surgery in patients with both scoliosis and pectus excavatum.
Ryoji TauchiNoriaki KawakamiTaichi TsujiTetsuya OharaYoshitaka SuzukiToshiki SaitoAyato NoharaPublished 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 (2016)
The Haller index increased postoperatively in 11 of 20 patients, which means sternal depression deteriorated after scoliosis surgery in about 50 % of patients. We suggest that surgeons fully assess the thoracic factors in patients with scoliosis and pectus excavatum prior to performing scoliosis surgery and carefully monitor their patient's general condition during surgery.