Fig. 3

12-year-old boy with a major thoracolumbar curve (44°) secondary to syringomyelia (a). Preoperative bending radiograph shows the high flexibility of major thoracolumbar curve (b). Sagittal views of the syrinx located at cervical and thoracic region (slender type) (c). Posterior selective thoracolumbar fusion from T8 to L3 achieved effective correction of scoliosis (d). Radiographs made at five years follow-up (e)