Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Pelvic Rod/Screw Radiographic Lucency Following Scoliosis Surgery in Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Longitudinal Study
Conclusion:
In patients with spastic nonambulatory CP who had scoliosis treated with posterior spinal fusion from upper thorax to pelvis, the prevalence of pelvic rod/screw lucency is high. Persistent lucency>2 mm around pelvic implants is not clinically significant, does not warrant advanced imaging, or indicate a complication if stable over time and wider distally than proximally.
Level of Evidence:
Level III.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Neuromuscular Source Type: research
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