A Noelle Larson, David W Polly, Paul D Sponseller, Michael P Kelly, B Stephens Richards, Sumeet Garg, Stefan Parent, Suken A Shah, Stuart L Weinstein, Charles H Crawford, James O Sanders, Laurel C Blakemore, Matthew E Oetgen, Nicholas D Fletcher, Walter K Kremers, Michelle C Marks, Ann M Brearley, Carl-Eric Aubin, Daniel J Sucato, Hubert Labelle, Mark A Erickson
BACKGROUND: Severe adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) can be treated with instrumented fusion, but the number of anchors needed for optimal correction is controversial. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter, randomized study that included patients undergoing spinal fusion for single thoracic curves between 45° and 65°, the most common form of operatively treated AIS. Of the 211 patients randomized, 108 were assigned to a high-density screw pattern and 103, to a low-density screw pattern...
November 16, 2023: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume