No added value of 2-year radiographic follow-up of fusion surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
ConclusionsNo statistically significant changes in major curve Cobb angle were found during postsurgical follow-up, or in adjacent non-fused segments. The findings of this study are not supportive for routine radiographs 2 years after fusion surgery in AIS patients.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research
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