Pulmonary function after less invasive anterior instrumentation and fusion for idiopathic thoracic scoliosis

Conclusion: Anterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis by means of a minimal open thoracotomy proved to be a safe surgical technique that resulted in an improvement of pulmonary function. Our results are similar to those of thoracoscopic procedures reported in literature.
Source: Scoliosis - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research