BACKGROUND: Sagittal plane malalignment has been established as the main
radiographic driver of disability in adult spinal deformity (ASD). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the …

Object The elderly population (age> 60 years) is the fastest-growing age group in the US.
Spinal deformity is a major problem affecting the elderly and, therefore, the demand for …

OBJECTIVE Significant health-related quality of life (HRQOL) benefits have been observed
for patients undergoing primary and revision adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. The …

Object Incremental cost-effectiveness analysis is critical to the efficient allocation of health
care resources; however, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of surgical versus …

Study Design. A retrospective analysis, including prospectively collected patient outcomes
data. Objective. To determine the rate of complications and outcomes in patients≥ 60 years …

Purpose To review the current literature for the nonoperative and operative treatment for
adult spinal deformity. Recent Findings With more than 11 million baby boomers joining the …

Background Few studies have examined threshold improvements in health-related quality of
life (HRQOL) by measuring minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) in treatment of …

Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospectively collected database. Objective. This
study compares patient demographics, incidence of comorbidities, procedure-related …

The term adult spinal deformity (ASD) refers to a broad range of spinal conditions that have
in common an abnormality of physiologic spinal alignment that may lead to pain, instability …

OBJECTIVE Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques are increasingly used to treat adult
spinal deformity. However, standard minimally invasive spinal deformity techniques have a …