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From: Complications of dual growing rod with all-pedicle screw instrumentation in the treatment of early-onset scoliosis

Fig. 2

Proximal junctional kyphosis. Posteroanterior and lateral spine radiographs of a three-year-old boy with idiopathic early-onset scoliosis (a-b) who underwent dual growing rod instrumentation with all-pedicle screws (c-d). Three-year follow-up radiographs (e-f) reveal a proximal junctional angle of  18°, consistent with a diagnosis of proximal junctional kyphosis. The patient was asymptomatic and did not undergo revision

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