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• J Spinal Disord Tech · May 2017

  Effect of Coronal Scoliotic Curvature on Sagittal Spinal Shape: Analysis of Parameters in Mature Adolescent Scoliosis Patients.

  A radiographic analysis with scoliosis patients. ⋯ A significant relationship exists between sagittal spinal shape and coronal curvature in scoliosis. Understanding the biplanar shapes of scoliosis may be helpful to the surgeons.

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• J Spinal Disord Tech · May 2017

  Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Following Posterior Hemivertebra Resection and Short Fusion in Children Younger Than 10 Years.

  A retrospective study. ⋯ PJK occurred in pediatric patients with simple congenital deformities following hemivertebrectomy and short fusion. PJK was more common in patients with (1) greater immediately postoperative segmental kyphosis and PJA; (2) screw malposition on the UIV; and (3) hemivertebra located on the lower thoracic or the thoracolumbar region.

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