2006 The Effect of Scoliosis Fusion on Spinal Motion

Description: From Spine. 2006;31(3):309-314 The Effect of Scoliosis Fusion on Spinal Motion: A Comparison of Fused and Nonfused Patients With Idiopathic Scoliosis
Posted 02/22/2006 Bryan Wilk, MS; Lori A. Karol, MD; Charles E. Johnston, II MD; Scott Colby, ME; Nasreen Haideri, PhD
Conclusions: Diminished spinal motion can be measured in patients who have had spinal fusions. Although stiffness in the operated curves should be expected, compensatory hypermobility in the unfused segments does not occur, resulting in a net loss of flexibility compared to controls.