Prevalence and Key Radiographic Spinal Malalignment Parameters Associated with the Risk of Pulmonary Function Impairment in Patients Treated Surgically to Correct Adult Spinal Deformity

Introduction: There is a significant relationship between pulmonary function and degree of spinal deformity, location of apical vertebrae, and coronal imbalance in patients with childhood spinal deformity. By contrast, the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and influence of deformity on respiratory dysf...

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Main Authors: Tomoka Endo, Tetsuro Ohba, Hiroki Oba, Kotaro Oda, Nobuki Tanaka, Hirotaka Haro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2020-10-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/4/4/4_2020-0028/_pdf/-char/en