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The patient (n. 8 in the series) presented with a lumbar curve that measured 41° but resulted in a severe coronal imbalance and the patient suffered from daily pain. Surgery was able to almost completely correct her deformity. Pleural effusion on the left was diagnosed on routine post-operative radiographs with a vanished lateral recess (white arrow; ** shows a visible right lateral recess for comparison).
