Health outcome assessment before and after adult deformity surgery: a prospective study

TJ Albert, J Purtill, J Mesa, T Mclntosh, RA Balderston - Spine, 1995 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Fifty-five patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity assessed their
health status using a generic health outcome instrument before surgery and at an average of …

Effectiveness of operative and nonoperative care for adult spinal deformity: systematic review of the literature

AR Teles, TA Mattei, O Righesso… - Global spine …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Systematic review. Objective: There is a need for synthesizing data on
effectiveness of treatments for patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) due to its increasing …

Surgical rates and operative outcome analysis in thoracolumbar and lumbar major adult scoliosis: application of the new adult deformity classification

F Schwab, V Lafage, JP Farcy, K Bridwell, S Glassman… - Spine, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Multicenter prospective consecutive clinical series. Objective. Investigate the
interaction between the Adult Deformity Classification and treatment patterns, surgical …

The adult scoliosis

M Aebi - European spine journal, 2005 - Springer
Adult scoliosis is defined as a spinal deformity in a skeletally mature patient with a Cobb
angle of more than 10° in the coronal plain. Adult scoliosis can be separated into four major …

Impact on health related quality of life of adult spinal deformity (ASD) compared with other chronic conditions

F Pellisé, A Vila-Casademunt, M Ferrer… - European Spine …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Medical and health policy providers should be aware of the impact of adult spinal
deformity (ASD) on health-related quality of life (HRQL). The purpose of this study was to …

Scoliosis Research Society—Schwab adult spinal deformity classification: a validation study

F Schwab, B Ungar, B Blondel, J Buchowski, J Coe… - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Inter-and intra-rater variability study. Objective. On the basis of a Scoliosis
Research Society effort, this study seeks to determine whether the new adult spinal …

Adult scoliosis: surgical indications, operative management, complications, and outcomes

DS Bradford, BKB Tay, SS Hu - Spine, 1999 - journals.lww.com
The evaluation and management of adult patients with spinal deformity has undergone a
rapid evolution in the past decade. Increasing knowledge about the natural history of adult …