Evaluation of Shoulder Imbalance in Lenke Type 2 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Undergoing Surgery: A Single Institution Case Series

نویسندگان

1 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafayahyaeian Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafayahyaeian Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

3 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafayahyaeian Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

4 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafayahyaeian Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

5 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafayahyaeian Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

6 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafayahyaeian Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

7 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafayahyaeian Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

doi
10.32598/JROSJ.10.3.1355.2
چکیده

Background: Surgical correction of Lenke type 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is challenging, particularly when selecting the upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) in the proximal thoracic (PT) curve. Although incorporating PT curve into fusion is standard practice, the effect of UIV selection on postoperative shoulder imbalance is uncertain. Objectives: This study aims ...