Kitchen elbow sign predicts surgical outcomes in adults with spinal deformity: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Kitchen elbow sign (KE-Sign) is a skin abnormality on the extensor side of the elbow and forearm that is often observed in patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD). The significance of KE-Sign in surgical cases was investigated. Overall, 114 patients with ASD treated with long spinal fusi...

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Main Authors: Shizumasa Murata, Hiroshi Hashizume, Keiji Nagata, Yasutsugu Yukawa, Akihito Minamide, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Shunji Tsutsui, Masanari Takami, Ryo Taiji, Takuhei Kozaki, Hiroshi Yamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92520-5