RESEARCH PROGRESS OF SURGICAL SELECTION OF FUSION LEVELS FOR DEGENERATIVE SCOLIOSIS

Abstract

To summarize the progress of the surgical selection of fusion levels for degenerative scoliosis. The domestic and foreign related literature about degenerative scoliosis, including clinical features, classification, surgical treatment, and the fused segment, was summarized. Degenerative scoliosis is very complicated. Short segment fusion and long segment fusion are the main surgical types. The long segment fusion is better in terms of reconstructing the stability of spine; however, it has more related complications. The short segment fusion has been used widely in clinical, but it causes degenerative disease easily. W/AL value can be used to direct the selection of short or long segment fusion for degenerative scoliosis. The key to success surgery is choosing reasonable fused segment. Now there is no unified selection standard. With more knowledge about degenerative scoliosis, greater development can be expected in the future.