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  • Title: Factors influencing the result of posterior spinal fusion in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    Author: Dowell JK, Powell JM, Webb PJ, Morley TR.
    Journal: Spine (Phila Pa 1976); 1990 Aug; 15(8):803-8. PubMed ID: 2237630.
    Abstract:
    Sixty-six consecutive patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated by posterior spinal fusion using Harrington distraction compression instrumentation were followed for a minimum of 3 years. Initial surgical correction was satisfactory, but during the follow-up period, mean 4.4 years (3-5 years), there was a loss of correction. Several factors (age, sex, the number of vertebrae in the fusions, and the use of cross wires) were important influences on correction. A method of assessing the balance of a posterior spinal fusion is described that is useful when assessing radiographs.
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