3D analysis of the preoperative deformity in AIS can be used to guide surgical treatment decisions for selective thoracic fusion.

Vidyadhar V UpasaniCarrie E BartleyTracey P BastromStephen GeorgeStefan ParentMichael P KellyPeter O Newton

Published in: Spine deformity (2024)

Optimal outcomes after STF were associated with a preoperative difference in apical vertebral rotation in the axial plane less than 30° between thoracic and lumbar curves as well as coronal plane vertebral wedging of the lumbar apical vertebra less than 3°.

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minimally invasive
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bone mineral density
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