BACKGROUND: Idiopathic scoliosis is accompanied by postural alterations, instability of gait, and functional disabilities. The objective was to verify radiographic parameters (coronal sagittal) adolescents with idiopathic (AIS) pre- post-surgery direct vertebral rotation (DVR), associated type 1 osteotomies in all segments (except the most proximal) 2 periapical vertebrae curves. METHODS: A pro...

Study Design: This is a retrospective cohort study using data from the adult spinal deformity (ASD) database of single institution. Purpose: To investigate incidence proximal junctional failure and distal (DJF) after ASD surgery with lower instrumented vertebra (LIV) at L5. Overview Literature: Spinopelvic fixation thoracic to pelvis current gold standard treatment for ASD. However, LIV L5 acce...