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Fig. 3 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 3

From: Full fusion of proximal thoracic curve helps to prevent postoperative cervical tilt in Lenke type 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with right-elevated shoulder

Fig. 3

a-d. A 19 years old male patient with preoperative right-elevated shoulder fused to T3 level at the time of surgery (a and b). The cervical tilt increased from 4° (a) preoperatively to 11° at the last follow-up (c). The T1 tilt increased from 6° preoperatively, to 13° at the last follow-up (p < 0.001). The RSH changed from −7 mm (a) preoperatively, to 0 mm at the last follow-up (c). This patient had improved shoulder balance but deteriorated cervical balance after the partial fusion of the PT curve (c and d)

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