Does prior short-segment surgery for adult scoliosis impact perioperative complication rates and clinical outcome among patients undergoing scoliosis correction? Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-133

  Kasliwal, Manish K ^a   Smith, Justin S ^a   Shaffrey, Christopher I ^a   Carreon, Leah Y ^b   Glassman, Steven D ^b   Schwab, Frank ^c   Lafage, Virginie ^c   Fu, Kai Ming G ^d   Bridwell, Keith H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NORTON LEATHERMAN SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^c NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult scoliosis; Complication; Deformity; Outcome; Revision; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864540762     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.4.SPINE12130     Document Type: Article

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