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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 98-B, Issue 7 | Pages 997 - 1002
1 Jul 2016
Sudo HS Mayer MM Kaneda KK Núñez-Pereira S Shono SY Hitzl WH Iwasaki NI Koller HK

Aims

The aims of our study were to provide long-term information on the behaviour of the thoracolumbar/lumbar (TL/L) curve after thoracic anterior correction and fusion (ASF) and to determine the impact of ASF on pulmonary function.

Patients and Methods

A total of 41 patients (four males, 37 females) with main thoracic (MT) adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) treated with ASF were included. Mean age at surgery was 15.2 years (11 to 27). Mean follow-up period was 13.5 years (10 to 18).