Fulcrum flexibility of the main curve predicts postoperative shoulder imbalance in selective thoracic fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
- 21 June 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Spine Journal
- Vol. 27 (9) , 2251-2261
Abstract
To identify preoperative predictors for postoperative shoulder imbalance (PSI) after corrective surgery of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and using the fulcrum-bending radiograph to assess flexibility.Keywords
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