Outcomes in adult scoliosis patients who undergo spinal fusion stopping at L5 compared with extension to the sacrum.

Evid Based Spine Care J · 2013 · PMC3836950 · PMID 24436707

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3 ○ The study of adult spinal deformity subjects who were matched into two cohorts reported a statistically significant improvement in sagittal balance ( p = 0.03), and sagittal correction was marginally significant ( p = 0.06), favoring the sacrum compared with L5 group.

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