Correlation of radiographic, clinical, and patient assessment of shoulder balance following fusion versus nonfusion of the proximal thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Kuklo TR, Lenke LG, Graham EJ, Won DS, Sweet FA, Blanke KM, Bridwell KH.
Kuklo TR, et al.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 Sep 15;27(18):2013-20. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200209150-00009.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002.
PMID: 12634561
Review.
SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Traditionally, radiographic features of a structural proximal thoracic curve have been T1 tilt, proximal thoracic Cobb angle, and proximal thoracic side-bending Cobb; however, these do not always correlate with clinical shoulder balance. ...Prox …
SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Traditionally, radiographic features of a structural proximal thoracic curve have been T1 tilt, proximal thoraci …