Transient fixation of L4 vertebra preserves lumbar motion and function in Lenke Type 5C and 6C scoliosis

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 10192
• Main Authors: Yang, Jae-Ho, Shin, Jae-Won, Park, Sub-Ri, Kim, Sun-Kyu, Park, Sang-Jun, Min, Ji-Hwan, Lee, Byoung-Ho, Suk, Kyung-Soo, Park, Jin-Oh, Moon, Seong-Hwan, Lee, Hwan-Mo, Kim, Hak-Sun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 13.05.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308/409; 692/698/1671; 692/699; Humanities and Social Sciences; Intervertebral discs; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Scoliosis; Surgery; Vertebrae

This study investigated the efficacy of a novel surgical method that relies on the transient fixation of L4 in Lenke Type 5C and 6C adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Thirty-six transient surgically treated L4 fixation patients were retrospectively evaluated. The first surgery involved mechanical corr...