Indications of Proximal Thoracic Curve Fusion in Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Abstract

Idiopathic thoracic scoliosis with a proximal thoracic curve of more than 25 degrees and level or elevated left shoulder should be considered a double thoracic curve pattern and should be treated by fusing both the proximal and the distal curves when using segmental instrumentation.