• 1. Graduate School of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan Hebei, 063000, P. R. China;
  • 2. The First Department of Spinal Surgery, the Second Hospital of Tangshan;
LIYongmin, Email: 2008.liyongmin@163.com
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Objective To summarize the progress of the surgical selection of fusion levels for degenerative scoliosis. Methods The domestic and foreign related literature about degenerative scoliosis, including clinical features, classification, surgical treatment, and the fused segment, was summarized. Results Degenerative scoliosis is very complicated. Short segment fusion and long segment fusion are the main surgical types. The long segment fusion is better in terms of reconstructing the stability of spine; however, it has more related complications. The short segment fusion has been used widely in clinical, but it causes degenerative disease easily. W/AL value can be used to direct the selection of short or long segment fusion for degenerative scoliosis. Conclusion The key to success surgery is choosing reasonable fused segment. Now there is no unified selection standard. With more knowledge about degenerative scoliosis, greater development can be expected in the future.

Citation: SHANGZhenguo, LIYongmin. RESEARCH PROGRESS OF SURGICAL SELECTION OF FUSION LEVELS FOR DEGENERATIVE SCOLIOSIS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2016, 30(8): 1044-1048. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.20160209 Copy

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