title: The lumbar lordosis below Harrington instrumentation for scoliosis.
abstract: This retrospective study evaluates lumbar lordosis in 43 patients before and after Harrington instrumentation into the lumbar spine. The authors measured overall lumbar lordosis, lordosis of unfused lumbar levels, and sagittal vertical axis. Lordosis decreased progressively in lower levels of fusion. The increase in lordosis below the fusion did not compensate for the overall loss of lordosis. The sagittal vertical axis moved forward, producing a subtle, asymptomatic form of flat back syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Spinal Deformity Service, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, California.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Swank
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Mauri
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008141:Lordosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011187:Posture; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion