Figure 6.

1 1/2 years after unilateral, multisegmental, dorsoventral decompression and fusion, the spinal deformity in the frontal x-ray view has been fully corrected. Laminectomies were performed at the apex of the curvature. There are unaltered signs of degeneration at the levels adjacent to the fusion. More important than the postoperative images is the clinical result: the patient now complains only of mild back pain and takes no medication. For longer walks away from home, she uses a cane to feel secure. She has no radicular symptoms