Could pelvic parameters determine optimal postoperative thoracic kyphosis in Lenke type 1 AIS patients?

A proper restoration of sagittal alignment is essential in AIS patients, but few studies provided a formula to predict an optimal surgical thoracic kyphosis (TK) gain in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) p...

Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - March 7, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Shunan Liu, Yuancheng Zhang, Hongda Bao, Peng Yan, Zezhang Zhu, Zhen Liu, Bangping Qian and Yong Qiu Tags: Research article Source Type: research