A decision analysis to identify the ideal treatment for adult spinal deformity: is surgery better than non-surgical treatment in improving health-related quality of life and …

E Acaroglu, AC Yavuz, UO Guler, S Yuksel… - European Spine …, 2016 - Springer
Background Adult spinal deformity (ASD) is a major public health problem. There are pros
and cons of the available treatment alternatives (surgical or non-surgical) and it had been …

[HTML][HTML] Decision analysis to identify the ideal treatment for adult spinal deformity: What is the impact of complications on treatment outcomes?

E Acaroglu, UO Guler, A Cetinyurek-Yavuz… - Acta Orthopaedica et …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of treatment complications on
outcomes in adult spinal deformity (ASD) using a decision analysis (DA) model. Methods …

Operative management of adult spinal deformity results in significant increases in QALYs gained compared to nonoperative management: analysis of 479 patients …

JK Scheer, R Hostin, C Robinson, F Schwab, V Lafage… - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective. To compare the quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) between operative and
nonoperative treatments for ASD patients. Summary of Background Data. Operative …

Decision-making factors in the treatment of adult spinal deformity

T Fujishiro, L Boissière, DT Cawley, D Larrieu… - European Spine …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose We aimed to elucidate the factors for the decision-making process in the treatment
of adult spinal deformity (ASD), including sagittal parameters, that impact health-related …

Patient profiling can identify patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) at risk for conversion from nonoperative to surgical treatment: initial steps to reduce ineffective …

PG Passias, CM Jalai, BG Line, GW Poorman… - The Spine Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Non-operative management is a common initial treatment for
patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) despite reported superiority of surgery with regard …

Outcomes of operative and nonoperative treatment for adult spinal deformity: a prospective, multicenter, propensity-matched cohort assessment with minimum 2-year …

JS Smith, V Lafage, CI Shaffrey, F Schwab… - …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: High-quality studies that compare operative and nonoperative treatment for
adult spinal deformity (ASD) are needed. OBJECTIVE: To compare outcomes of operative …

Likelihood of reaching minimal clinically important difference in adult spinal deformity: a comparison of operative and nonoperative treatment

S Liu, F Schwab, JS Smith, E Klineberg… - Ochsner …, 2014 - ochsnerjournal.org
Background Few studies have examined threshold improvements in health-related quality of
life (HRQOL) by measuring minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) in treatment of …

Clinical improvement through surgery for adult spinal deformity: what can be expected and who is likely to benefit most?

B Moal, V Lafage, JS Smith, CP Ames, G Mundis… - Spine Deformity, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Study Design Multicenter, prospective, nonconsecutive, surgical case series from
the International Spine Study Group. Objectives To evaluate the extent of clinical …

The benefit of nonoperative treatment for adult spinal deformity: identifying predictors for reaching a minimal clinically important difference

S Liu, BG Diebo, JK Henry, JS Smith, R Hostin… - The Spine Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients may gain minimal
clinically important difference (MCID) in one or more of the health-related quality-of-life …

Outcomes of operative treatment for adult spinal deformity: a prospective multicenter assessment with mean 4-year follow-up

E Elias, S Bess, B Line, V Lafage, R Lafage… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The current literature has primarily focused on the 2-year outcomes of operative
adult spinal deformity (ASD) treatment. Longer term durability is important given the …