Distal Junctional Disease after Occipitothoracic Fusion for Rheumatoid Cervical Disorders: Correlation with Cervical Spine Sagittal Alignment

Conclusion Excessive correction of the O–C7 angle (hyperlordotic alignment) is likely to cause postoperative distal junctional disease following the OT fusion.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Global Spine Journal - March 27, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tanouchi, TetsuShimizu, TakachikaFueki, KeisukeIno, MasatakeToda, NaofumiManabe, NodokaItoh, Kanako Tags: Original Article Source Type: research