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ArticleNPJ digital medicine2026

Artificial intelligence for scoliosis surgical planning and postoperative prediction.

Zhong He, Neng Lu, Yi Chen, Kenneth Guangpu Yang, Adam Yiu-Chung Lau, Shengru Wang, Shanqi Shen, Elvis Chun-Sing Chui, Zhen Liu, Xiaodong Qin and 12 more

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Article in NPJ digital medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Zhong He *Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Neng Lu *National Key Laboratory for Novel Software Technology, School of Computer Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yi Chen *Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Kenneth Guangpu YangDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Adam Yiu-Chung LauDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Shengru WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Shanqi ShenState Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Elvis Chun-Sing ChuiDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Zhen LiuDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaodong QinDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Zhenhua FengDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yimu WangDavid R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
Yong QiuDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Wayne Yuk-Wai LeeDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Jack Chun-Yiu ChengDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Hifza BabarDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Jie ChenDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Xipu ChenDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Minxuan SunDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Dong XieDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Zezhang ZhuDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. zhuzezhang@nju.edu.cn.
Wu-Jun LiNational Key Laboratory for Novel Software Technology, School of Computer Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. liwujun@nju.edu.cn.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2022M711581funding for Clinical Trials from Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital 2022-LCYJ-PY-13, 2022-LCYJ-MS-22Jiangsu provincial key research and development program BE2023658Jiangsu Provincial Medical Innovation Centre of Orthopedic Surgery CXZX202214Nanjing Medical Science and technology development Foundation YKK22098National Key R&D Program of China 2023YFC2507700/2023YFC2507704National Natural Science Foundation of China U24A20671Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20230147
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery requires precise fusion segment selection and reliable prediction of postoperative alignment, yet current tools lack individualized, validated solutions. We developed ScoliosisPLAN, an AI-based system integrating a YOLOv8-derived segmentation model (ScolioPlanNet) for personalized fusion planning and a latent diffusion model (ScolioPredNet) for simulating postoperative radiographs. In a retrospective development cohort and prospectively collected internal and external validation cohorts of 1425 patients with ≥2-year follow-up, the system achieved performance comparable to experienced surgeons in replicating fusion planning decisions and predicted key radiographic outcomes within clinically acceptable error margins. ScoliosisPLAN provides an interpretable, data-driven framework linking surgical strategy to outcome prediction, supporting standardized, patient-specific decision-making in AIS care.

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PMID42386936
PMCPMC13686968

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