Posterior-Only Approach for the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Pedicle Screw Fixation: Our Experience
Our study confirms the efficacy of a posterior-only approach using pedicle screw instrumentation in achieving stable correction of severe and very severe AIS, with minimal reported complications like surgical site infection and a few requiring revision surgery.
Authors
- Raghad Mohammed Barri
- Syed Ata-ur-Rahman
- Shahzaib Riaz Baloch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1741-228X)
- Mohammad Sohail Rafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7248-6841)
- Imtiaz Hashmi
- Durdana Riaz
- Eamaan Abid
Institutions
- King's College - North Carolina (US)
- Dubai Hospital (AE)
- Turan University (KZ)
- Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (SA)
- Ziauddin Hospital (PK)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
- Ziauddin University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.94514
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00