Postoperative improvement in leg length discrepancy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis differs between right and left legs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients, leg length discrepancies (LLDs) often occur to compensate for scoliosis. However, there have been no reports on the LLD changes after corrective surgery for AIS. This study aimed to clarify the difference of LLD changes after corrective surgery for AIS by classifying LLD based on the shortened side.

Methods

We analyzed preoperative and postoperative radiographs of 94 consecutive AIS patients who underwent posterior corrective surgery between 2012 and 2018. The patients enrolled were divided into three groups according to the presence of preoperative LLD of more than 5 mm and the LLD side: the left leg shortened group (L group), the non-LLD group (N group), and the right leg shortened group (R group). The three gro

SUBMITTER: Sakai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9027341 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature