Evaluation of global alignment and proportion score in an independent database

MC Gupta, C Yilgor, HJ Moon, T Lertudomphonwanit… - The Spine Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Sagittal spinopelvic alignment has been associated with
patient-reported outcome measures and mechanical complication rates. Recently, it was …

Prediction of mechanical complications in adult spinal deformity surgery—the GAP score versus the Schwab classification

E Jacobs, BJ van Royen, SMJ van Kuijk, JMR Merk… - The spine journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Background context Surgery for adult spinal deformity is a challenging and complex
procedure with high reported complication (8.4%–42%) and revision rates (9%–17.6%) …

Which sagittal evaluation system can effectively predict mechanical complications in the treatment of elderly patients with adult degenerative scoliosis? Roussouly …

X Sun, W Sun, S Sun, H Hu, S Zhang, C Kong… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2021 - Springer
Background To achieve the proper sagittal alignment, previous studies have developed
different assessment systems for adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) which could help the …

Predictors of poor global alignment and proportion score after surgery for adult spinal deformity

T Ohba, S Ebata, H Oba, K Koyama, H Yokomichi… - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective observational study of a cohort of consecutive patients.
Objective. To determine 1) the correlation between clinical and radiographic outcomes and …

[HTML][HTML] Which is more predictive value for mechanical complications: fixed thoracolumbar alignment (T1 pelvic angle) versus dynamic global balance parameter …

KR Kim, JC Le Huec, HJ Jang, SH Noh, JY Park… - Neurospine, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective In this study, we investigate about relationship between postoperative global
sagittal imbalance and occurrence of mechanical complications after adult spinal deformity …

Analysis of mechanical failure using the GAP score after surgery with lateral and posterior fusion for adult spinal deformity

A Hiyama, H Katoh, D Sakai… - Global Spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design A retrospective observational study. Objective The purpose of this study was to
evaluate the Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score and mechanical failure (MF) …

Adult spinal deformity correction surgery using age-adjusted alignment thresholds: clinical outcomes and mechanical complication rates. A systematic review of the …

E Quarto, A Zanirato, F Vitali, M Spatuzzi… - European Spine …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery gives good clinical outcomes but has a high
rate of mechanical complications (MC). In 2016, Lafage described the age-adjusted …

Development of a preoperative predictive model for major complications following adult spinal deformity surgery

JK Scheer, JS Smith, F Schwab, V Lafage… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The operative management of patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) has a
high complication rate and it remains unknown whether baseline patient characteristics and …

Optimal reconstruction of sagittal alignment according to global alignment and proportion score can reduce adjacent segment degeneration after lumbar fusion

M Wang, L Xu, X Chen, Q Zhou, C Du, B Yang, Z Zhu… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective study Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the
ability of Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score to predict the occurrence of adjacent …

Which bone mineral density measure offers a more reliable prediction of mechanical complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: Hounsfield units or DEXA scan?

H Chanbour, JW Chen, WE Vaughan, AM Abtahi… - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective In patients undergoing adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery, we sought to:(1)
determine the relationship between dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)-measured …