Which thoracic curves are at the greater risk for distal adding-on: comparison between typical and atypical Lenke 1A curves

• Published in: European spine journal Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 1865 - 1871
• Main Authors: Yin, Rui, Qin, Xiaodong, He, Zhong, Liu, Zhen, Qiu, Yong, Zhu, Zezhang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurosurgery; Original Article; Scoliosis; Surgical Orthopedics; Thorax; Vertebrae; Distal adding-on; Last substantially touching vertebra; Lenke type 1A; Lowest instrumented vertebra; Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Purpose To identify the characteristics and the incidence of adding-on (AO) in atypical Lenke 1A adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients, and to investigate whether atypical and typical Lenke 1A curve should follow the same lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) selection strategy. Methods A total of 2...