The Parallelogram Effect of Degenerative Structures Around the Apical Vertebra in Patients with Adult Degenerative Scoliosis: The Influence of Asymmetric Degeneration and Diagonal Degeneration on the Severity of Deformity.

CONCLUSIONS Spinopelvic parameters are correlated with severity of ADS. The structures around the apical vertebra are very important to maintain global alignment of the spine via the parallelogram effect. PMID: 31071069 [PubMed - in process]
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