Balanced and patient-specific harmonious spinal alignment is important for upright posture
maintenance, biomechanical stability, and to decrease energy used to stand and ambulate …

Purpose To review the current literature surrounding the assessment of self-image in
pediatric and adult spinal deformity. Methods The literature were reviewed for studies …

Study Design Multicenter, prospective cohort Objectives Malalignment following adult spine
deformity (ASD) surgery can impact outcomes and increase mechanical complications. We …

Lumbosacral nerve bowstring disease (LNBD) is a syndrome of neurological symptoms
caused by differences in the development speed of lumbosacral bone tissue and nerve …

Objective. Provide benchmarks for the rates of complications by type and timing Study
Design. Prospective multicenter database Background. Complication rates following adult …

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine if spinal deformity patients with L5
sacralization should have pelvic incidence (PI) and other spinopelvic parameters measured …

Objective. Provide benchmarks for the rates of complications by type of surgery performed
Study Design. Prospective multicenter database Background. We have previously examined …

Purpose The purpose of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of patient-specific rods
for adult spinal deformity. Methods A systematic review of the literature was performed …

Background Adult spinal deformity (ASD) is becoming increasingly common in aging
populations. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are self-reported patient surveys …

Study Design Multicenter cohort. Objectives A report from the International Spine Study
Group (ISSG) noted that surgeons failed to achieve alignment goals in nearly two-thirds of …