Open AccessDon’t forget the pelvis: accounting for pelvic rotation in the preoperative assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Author(s) -
Scott L. Zuckerman,
Meghan Cerpa,
Zeeshan M. Sardar,
Lawrence G. Lenke
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of spine surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-469X
pISSN - 2414-4630
DOI - 10.21037/jss-20-675
Subject(s) - coronal plane , sagittal plane , medicine , pelvis , pelvic tilt , nuclear medicine , cobb angle , demographics , scoliosis , lumbar , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , surgery , demography , sociology
Accurate radiographic assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is crucial to achieving surgical correction, yet pelvic rotation may alter measurements. In Lenke Type 1/2 AIS patients, we conducted a pilot study to assess how pelvic rotation (i.e., the patient's position in the X-ray scanner) affected sagittal, coronal, and rotational measurements.