COMPARISON OF IMPLANT DENSITY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LENKE 1B AND 1C ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare radiographic and surgical outcomes of Lenke 1B and 1C patterns. Methods: One hundred twenty patients with Lenke 1B and 1C scoliosis were grouped according to implant density as follows: low density (LD) of ≤1.4 and high density (HD) of >1.4. Matched subgroups (30...

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Published in:	Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Main Authors:	Bekir Eray Kilinc, Dong Phuong Tran, Charles Johnston
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia (DOT/FMUSP) 2019-02-01
Subjects:	Scoliosis Lenke 1B Lenke 1C Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Screw instrumentation
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522019000100033&tlng=en