Be Prepared: Preoperative Coronal Malalignment Often Leads to More Extensive Surgery Than Sagittal Malalignment During Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

Be Prepared: Preoperative Coronal Malalignment Often Leads to More Extensive Surgery Than Sagittal Malalignment During Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

Objective To evaluate the effect of coronal alignment on: (1) surgical invasiveness and operative complexity and (2) postoperative complications. Methods A retrospective, cohort study of adult spinal deformity patients was conducted. Alignment groups were: (1) neutral alignment (NA): coronal vertica...

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Main Authors: Scott L. Zuckerman, Christopher S. Lai, Yong Shen, Mena G. Kerolus, Alex S. Ha, Ian A. Buchanan, Nathan J. Lee, Eric Leung, Meghan Cerpa, Ronald A. Lehman, Lawrence G. Lenke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2021-09-01
Series:Neurospine
Subjects:
adult spine deformity
coronal malalignment
sagittal malalignment
adult spine surgery
Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-2142384-192.pdf

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