Radiologic prognostic factors of curve progression in early degenerative lumbar scoliosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Asymmetrical degenerative change in the lower apical vertebral disc, which leads to upper and lower disc wedging angles, is the most substantial factor in predicting early DLS progression.
PMID: 33450740 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - January 15, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Park JS, Park SJ, Lee CS, Yum TH, Kim BT Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research