Beware of open triradiate cartilage: 1 in 4 patients will lose > 10° of correction following posterior only fusion.
Anthony A CatanzanoPaul D SponsellerPeter O NewtonTracey P BastromCarrie E BartleySuken A ShahPatrick J CahillHarms Study GroupBurt YaszayPublished in: Spine deformity (2022)
Compared to those with CTRC and those treated with anterior/posterior fusion, patients with OTRC treated with posterior fusion had an increased risk of main curve progression greater than 10°, with some continued loss of correction after 2 years. This did not appear to affect patient-reported outcomes.