Do Curve Characteristics Influence Stenosis Location and Occurrence of Radicular Pain in Adult Degenerative Scoliosis?

ConclusionLSS is frequent in lumbar scoliosis. Relationships exist between curve characteristics and symptomatic LSS in lumbar scoliosis; especially, concavity of the lumbosacral contra-curve and the junctional level between the lumbar curve and the lumbosacral contra-curve. Therefore, accurate analysis of stenosis in ASD seems mandatory, to at least perform decompression because perfect planned treatment for stenosis and scoliosis correction might not always be possible because of the patient's general health status.Level of EvidenceLevel 4.
Source: Spine Deformity - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research