Scoliosis

Research from Y.J. Kim and colleagues provide new insights into scoliosis

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 7th, 2008

"Retrospective study. Determine proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) prevalence and analyze risk factors associated with PJK in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients following 3 different posterior segmental spinal instrumentation and fusion surgeries," scientists writing in the journal Spine report.

"No comparison study exists on proximal junctional AIS changes following 3 different segmental posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion surgeries at 2 years postoperative. A clinical/radiographic assessment was conducted in 410 consecutive AIS patients ( average age = 14.7, range = 10.6-20) (men/women = 73/337) treated with instrumented segmental posterior...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-02-07)

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