Posterior vertebral column resection for severe rigid scoliosis

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 30; no. 14; p. 1682
• Main Authors: Suk, Se-Il, Chung, Ewy-Ryong, Kim, Jin-Hyok, Kim, Sung-Soo, Lee, Jung-Sub, Choi, Won-Kee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.07.2005
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Male; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Radiography; Retrospective Studies; Scoliosis - diagnostic imaging; Scoliosis - surgery; Severity of Illness Index; Spinal Fusion - instrumentation; Spinal Fusion - methods; Thoracic Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Thoracic Vertebrae - surgery; Treatment Outcome

Retrospective study. To report on the technique and results of posterior vertebral column resection (PVCR) for severe rigid scoliosis. The treatment of severe rigid scoliosis is a demanding surgical challenge. Conventional procedures such as combined anteroposterior instrumentation enable limited co...