Is fusion to the stable sagittal vertebra necessary to avoid distal junctional kyphosis in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?
The overall risk of DJK is small in thoracic curves and fusion proximal to the SSV did not significantly increase the risk of DJK. Standardized use of SSV as LIV would result in a substantial extension of the fusion area with questionable benefits to the patients.
Authors
- Martin Gehrchen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5523-2763)
- Martin Heegaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2566-4634)
- Søren Ohrt‐Nissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8234-9948)
- Benny Dahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5769-6959)
- L. Ragborg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8478-1689)
- Thomas Lund Andersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2860-6317)
- Rosemarie E Høi-Hansen
Institutions
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine Deformity
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-025-01183-z
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01