Dispelling the Dogma: upper-instrumented vertebrae of T5-T6 can achieve similar correction and shoulder balance with less blood loss than T2-T4 in select patients
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The choice of upper-instrumented vertebrae (UIV) for posterior spinal fusion (PSF) constructs is influenced by guidelines where UIV is T4 or more cephalad. In a cohort of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with thoracic curves, we sought to (a... ...
