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Surgical treatment of kyphosis in children and adolescents
Oper Orthop Traumatol. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s00064-023-00828-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Correction of a pathological kyphosis to restore a balanced, low-pain or pain-free and load-bearing spine.INDICATIONS: Pronounced sagittal imbalance, progressive kyphosis despite conservative therapy, and neurological deficits are indications for surgery. Further surgical indications are severe therapy-resistant complaints and/or psychologically burdening cosmetic impairment. The guidelines for surgical indications are kyphosis angles of 75-80° thoracic and 30-50° lumbar.CONTRAINDICATIONS: No specific, but genera...
Source: Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie - September 13, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: C E Heyde N von der H öh A V ölker Source Type: research
Posterior instrumented correction and fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Oper Orthop Traumatol. 2023 Aug 3. doi: 10.1007/s00064-023-00825-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Balanced frontal curve correction with horizontal shoulder levels, restoration of sagittal plane and vertebral derotation with a fusion length as short as possible.INDICATIONS: Curves larger than 40-50° Cobb angle; furthermore age, location, degree of rotation, and sagittal plane deviation have to be considered.SURGICAL TECHNIQUE: Posteriorly, segmental pedicle screw instrumentation with a high screw density (80%) and both titanium alloy and cobalt chrome rods. Freehand screw placement under consideration of both n...
Source: Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie - August 3, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ulf Liljenqvist Viola Bullmann Source Type: research
