Pelvic obliquity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis planned for posterior spinal fusion: A preoperative analysis of 311 lower limb axis films.

CONCLUSIONS: 76.4% of AIS cases had pelvic obliquity <10 mm; 44.2% of L1 curves and 50.0% of L2 curves had a lower right hemipelvis compared to 66.7% of L5 curves and 74.1% of L6 curves, which had a higher right hemipelvis. Among patients with pelvic obliquity ≥10 mm, 33.3% were attributed to PH, whereas 24.6% were attributed to LLD.
PMID: 31232161 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery - April 30, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Chan CYW, Naing KS, Chiu CK, Mohamad SM, Kwan MK Tags: J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) Source Type: research