Global sagittal alignment after surgery of right thoracic idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents and adults with and without thoracic hypokyphosis

Abstract This study aimed to characterize global sagittal alignment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with normal kyphosis (NTK, kyphosis > 10°) and with thoracic hypokyphosis (THK, kyphosis < 10°), before and after posterior spinal fusion, and compare them with asymptomatic controls. 2...

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Main Authors: Kwong Hang Yeung, Gene Chi Wai Man, Wafa Skalli, Zongshan Hu, Vivian Wing Yin Hung, Alec Lik Hang Hung, Tsz Ping Lam, Bobby Kin Wah Ng, Jack Chun Yiu Cheng, Claudio Vergari, Winnie Chiu Wing Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85782-6