Five major controversial issues about fusion level selection in corrective surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a narrative review

CS Lee, CJ Hwang, DH Lee, JH Cho - The Spine Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Shoulder imbalance, coronal decompensation, and adding-on
phenomenon following corrective surgery in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis are …

Prevalence, risk factors, and characteristics of the “adding-on” phenomenon in idiopathic scoliosis after correction surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Yang, Y Zhao, X Yin, Z Chen, C Yang, L Li, M Li - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. To discuss the prevalence,
risk factors, and characteristics of the “adding-on” phenomenon in idiopathic scoliosis (IS) …

Shoulder balance in Lenke type 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Should we fuse to the second thoracic vertebra?

H Yang, GH Im, B Hu, L Wang, C Zhou, L Liu… - Clinical neurology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives There are many different systems recommending upper instrumented vertebra
(UIV) for Lenke type 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), several of which suggest that all …

A retrospective study to reveal factors associated with postoperative shoulder imbalance in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with double thoracic curve

CS Lee, CJ Hwang, EJ Lim, DH Lee… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Postoperative shoulder imbalance (PSI) is a critical consideration after
corrective surgery for a double thoracic curve (Lenke Type 2); however, the radiographic …

Preoperative less right shoulder elevation had a higher risk of postoperative shoulder imbalance when main thoracic curve shows higher correction regardless of the …

T Banno, Y Yamato, T Hasegawa… - Asian Spine …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Study Design This is a retrospective study. Purpose This study aimed to investigate the
incidence of and risk factors for postoperative shoulder imbalance (PSI) in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Shoulder imbalance in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review of the current state of the art

F Nikouei, H Ghandhari, E Ameri… - Archives of Bone and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Shoulder imbalance (SI) is among the most rated manifestations of adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) pointed to by patients and spine surgeons. It serves as a criterion to …

Adding-on phenomenon after surgery in Lenke type 1, 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: is it predictable?

C Yang, Y Li, M Yang, Y Zhao, X Zhu, M Li, G Liu - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective study. Objective. The aim of this study was to detect risk
factors for Adding-on after posterior correction surgery in patients with Lenke 1 or 2 AIS, and …

In search of the ever-elusive postoperative shoulder balance: is the T2 UIV the key?

JT Brooks, TP Bastrom, CE Bartley, BS Lonner… - Spine deformity, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Design Multicenter review of prospectively collected data. Objective The
purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a UIV of T2 reliably results in level shoulders …

Sagittal spinopelvic alignment after posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Pasha, B Ilharreborde, K Baldwin - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. The aim of this study was
to determine the differences in the sagittal spinopelvic parameters between the nonscoliotic …

Is there an optimal upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) tilt angle to prevent post-operative shoulder imbalance and neck tilt in Lenke 1 and 2 adolescent idiopathic …

MK Kwan, CYW Chan - European Spine Journal, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To investigate whether an optimal upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) tilt angle
would prevent 'lateral'shoulder imbalance or neck tilt (with 'medial'shoulder imbalance) post …