Adult's Degenerative Scoliosis: Midterm Results of Dynamic Stabilization without Fusion in Elderly Patients—Is It Effective?

Study Design. A retrospective study. Purpose. Posterolateral fusion with pedicle screw instrumentation used for degenerative lumbar scoliosis can lead to several complications. In elderly patients without sagittal imbalance, dynamic stabilization could represent an option to avoid these adverse eve...

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Main Authors: Mario Di Silvestre, Francesco Lolli, Tiziana Greggi, Francesco Vommaro, Andrea Baioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/365059