Sagittal realignment failures following pedicle subtraction osteotomy surgery: Are we doing enough? Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 539-546

  Schwab, Frank J ^a   Patel, Ashish ^a   Shaffrey, Christopher I ^b   Smith, Justin S ^b   Farcy, Jean Pierre ^a   Boachie Adjei, Oheneba ^c   Hostin, Richard A ^d   Hart, Robert A ^e   Akbarnia, Behrooz A ^f   Burton, Douglas C ^g   Bess, Shay ^h   Lafage, Virginie ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^d Baylor Scoliosis Center   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR SPINAL DISORDERS   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Rocky Mountain Scoliosis and Spine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult spinal deformity; Degenerative spinal disease; Pedicle subtraction osteotomy; Sagittal balance; Sagittal realignment; Sagittal vertical axis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOTOMY; PEDICLE SUBTRACTION OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAGITTAL SPINOPELVIC REALIGNMENT; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEDGE RESECTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; PELVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84861811957     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.2.SPINE11120     Document Type: Article

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