Orthopaedic surgery
Selection of the Lowest Instrumented Vertebra in Lenke-5 AIS: A Case Study With at Least 5-Year Follow-Up.
Zhen Wang, Haining Tan, Junduo Zhao, Erwei Feng, Yang Jiao, Jianxiong Shen
Published: 202510.1111/os.70240
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The selection of the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) is crucial in the surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), particularly for thoracolumbar/lumbar curves. While traditional LIV selection strategies primarily rely…
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