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Criteria for Ending the Distal Fusion at the L3 Vertebra vs. L4 in Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients with Lenke Type 3C, 5C, and 6C Curves: Results After Ten Years of Follow-up

Introduction The selection of the most distal caudal vertebra in spinal fusion surgeries in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with structural lumbar curvatures is still a matter of debate. The aim of this study was to determine the preoperative radiological criteria on the traction X-rays und...

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Autores principales: Erdem, Mehmet N, Karaca, Sinan, Korkmaz, Mehmet F, Enercan, Meric, Tezer, Mehmet, Kara, Ayhan N, Hamzaoglu, Azmi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6029740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29974019
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2564