What factors predict cervical sagittal alignment restoration after correction of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with severe thoracic hypokyphosis? A multicenter retrospective study of 57 patients
Posterior correction of hypokyphotic AIS demonstrated significant CL improvement, yet a mismatch between ideal and achieved alignment persisted. The degree of thoracic and cervicothoracic alignment restoration correlated with spontaneous CL improvement. Overall, the study highlights the complexities of sagittal alignment in AIS.
Authors
- Javad Moeini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3061-3038)
- Marco Ialuna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2747-5722)
- Matteo Traversari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1524-1811)
- Marco Manzetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3992-9637)
- Mohammadreza Chehrassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-9764)
- Giovanni Viroli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4348-0983)
- Alberto Ruffilli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4003-2387)
- Cesare Faldini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8152-4778)
Institutions
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Spine Journal
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-09131-1
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00