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Thoracolumbar osteotomy for postsurgical sagittal imbalance.
- Source :
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Spine [Spine (Phila Pa 1976)] 1992 Aug; Vol. 17 (8 Suppl), pp. S287-90. - Publication Year :
- 1992
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Abstract
- A prospective study of 12 patients with sagittal plane imbalance after multiple surgeries for scoliosis is reported. Reconstruction was attempted by posterior thoracolumbar junction osteotomy. Eighty-seven degrees of thoracic kyphosis (ending at L3) was improved to forty-one degrees (ending at T12). Lumbar lordosis was increased from 21 to 30 degrees, beginning at L1 afterward (L3 before). 8.7 cm posterior displacement of the sagittal weight-bearing axis was achieved. No permanent complications ensued. The procedure, without anterior surgery, corrects the deformity at the apical area. Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation secured correction and fixation.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0362-2436
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 8 Suppl
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Spine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1523514
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199208001-00013