Introduction Vertebral column resection (VCR) is a challenging and lengthy procedure that is generally used as a last resort for the correction of severe rigid spinal deformities. Given VCR’s unique ability to translate the spinal column and provide truncal balance,…
Summary of Key Points Spinal deformity has many different causes and affects patients of all ages. Depending on the patient’s symptomatology and magnitude of deformity, surgical intervention may be necessary. Iatrogenic spinal deformities, such as lumbar flatback syndrome and proximal…
Introduction Full-length radiographic spinal imaging is indicated in several clinical scenarios such as screening for congenital abnormalities of the spine, demyelinating processes affecting the spinal cord, scoliosis diagnoses, and trauma as well as many other clinical indications. Abnormalities that arise…