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Observational study reveals right-sided airway narrowing in thoracic scoliosis with reduced kyphosis, indicating an obstructive component to impaired lung function.
Right-sided main stem airways are narrowed in HypoS and NormS. Loss of kyphosis leads to narrowing of BI and its trifurcation. FEV₁/FVC correlated negatively with airway narrowing, implying an obstructive element to lung function impairment in patients with scoliosis and hypokyphosis.
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