Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in Long-Term Postoperative Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: MRI Evaluation 34-51 Years after Surgery and its Changes during Middle and Older Age for an Average of 6.9 Years

Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in Long-Term Postoperative Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: MRI Evaluation 34-51 Years after Surgery and its Changes during Middle and Older Age for an Average of 6.9 Years

Introduction: This study aimed to identify factors associated with intervertebral disc degeneration (DD) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients who reached middle and older age after surgery. Methods: A total of 252 AIS patients who underwent spinal fusion surgery between 1968 and 1988 we...

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Main Authors: Tsutomu Akazawa, Toshiaki Kotani, Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Yasushi Iijima, Yoshiaki Torii, Jun Ueno, Atsuhiro Yoshida, Ken Tomochika, Sumihisa Orita, Yawara Eguchi, Kazuhide Inage, Yasuhiro Shiga, Junichi Nakamura, Yusuke Matsuura, Takane Suzuki, Hisateru Niki, Seiji Ohtori, Shohei Minami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2025-01-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
Subjects:
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
disc degeneration
spinal fusion
middle age
long-term
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/9/1/9_2024-0043/_pdf/-char/en
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