Risk factors for adjacent segment degeneration after adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery (AIS)

Kariman Abelin-Genevois (1) , Pascal Swider (2) , Erik Estivalèzes (2) , Jérôme Briot (3) , Franck Accadbled (3) , Jérôme Sales de Gauzy (3)

1 HFME - Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant [CHU - HCL]
2 Laboratoire de biomécanique
3 CHU Toulouse - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse

Ideal surgical management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) aims for an optimal correction of the deformity while preserving mobility. An unbalanced rigid spine puts the mobile segment at higher risk of disk degeneration. The goal of our study is to clarify the long term outcome of AIS after spinal fusion.

Mots clés: Idiopathic scoliosis; Intervertebral disc

Domaines: Ingénierie biomédicale

Kariman Abelin-Genevois, Pascal Swider, Erik Estivalèzes, Jérôme Briot, Franck Accadbled, et al.. Risk factors for adjacent segment degeneration after adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery (AIS): the intervertebral disc stability concept. EPOS 32nd Annual Meeting, Apr 2013, Athens, Greece. pp.0. ⟨hal-03668900⟩