Prospective Pulmonary Function Comparison of Anterior Spinal Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

200868 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Yongjung J. Kim · Washington University in St. Louis

Lawrence G. Lenke · Euclid University

Abstract

An open thoracotomy approach for treating a main thoracic curve demonstrated a significant decrease in the absolute pulmonary function tests values at 2 years postoperative while the thoracoabdominal approach for treating a TL/L curve did not.

Topics & Keywords

Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Spine

Volume 33, Issue 10, pp. 1055-1060

DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31816fc3a5

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