Is It Enough to Stop Distal Fusion at <scp>L3</scp> in Mild to Moderate Lenke <scp>5C</scp> Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients?
Terminating the distal fusion level at L3 was practical for mild to moderate Lenke 5C AIS patients. For patients selecting L3 as the LIV, younger patients should be cautious, and maintaining postoperative coronal balance is necessary for avoiding postoperative complications.
Authors
- Shengru Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3749-4267)
- Yiwei Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3935-5637)
- You Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2041-0786)
- Xiaohan Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3257-4074)
- Haoran Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9792-7600)
- Yang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3971-6474)
- Jianguo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3129-5190)
- Chenkai Li
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/os.14267
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
- Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation