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Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy

Introduction Lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) was first described by Thomasen in 1985 for the surgical treatment of 11 patients with severe disabling kyphosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis. In this series, Thomasen performed posterior bony wedge resection (i.e., removal of…