Treatment Options in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - Part 5/6: Rod Placement and Spinal Correction in AIS
By
B. Braun
June 14, 2023
The surgeons remove the interspinous ligaments, perform the rod bending, attach derotation tubes, and reduce the rods. In the next step, they place the set screws and demonstrate various correction maneuvers.
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- Treatment Options in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - Part 1/6: Case Presentation, Surgical Planning, and Treatment Strategies
- Treatment Options in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - Part 2/6: Step-by-step Situs Preparation for Implant Placement and Spinal Correction
- Treatment Options in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - Part 3/6: Pedicle Screw Placement Strategies in AIS
- Treatment Options in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - Part 4/6: Intra-operative Radiographic Evaluation of Pedicle Screw Placement
- Treatment Options in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - Part 6/6: Bone Fusion Management and In-situ Rod Contouring