Impact of Surgical Upper Lumbar Changes on Unfused Lower Lumbar Segments in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
In this observational study of segmental changes in lumbar lordosis in AIS, postoperative changes in the fused segments can result in iatrogenic changes in the unfused lower segments to maintain spinal balance. Understanding normal segmental lumbar lordosis distribution is critical in surgical planning (ie, rod contouring) and understanding the health of the unfused segments in the long term.
Authors
- Baron S.H. Lonner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0819-663X)
- Nicholas D. Fletcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3479-9845)
- Peter O. Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9437-7973)
- Arun R. Hariharan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9671-7713)
- David S. Feldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9190-6083)
- Craig R. Louer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-4502)
- Suken A. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4885-0138)
- Michael P. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-7406)
- John S. Vorhies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2526-4489)
- Hans Kristian Nugraha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7566-6980)
- Tracey L. Bryan
- Harry L. Shufflebarger
Institutions
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
- Palm Beach Neurology (US)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
- Children's Health Council (US)
- Institute for Conflict Research (GB)
- The Spine Institute (US)
- Dermatology Specialists (US)
- St. Mary's Medical Center (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005240
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00