Treatment of adult thoracolumbar spinal deformity: past, present, and future: JNSPG 75th Anniversary Invited Review Article

JS Smith, CI Shaffrey, CP Ames, LG Lenke - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2019 - thejns.org
Care of the patient with adult spinal deformity (ASD) has evolved from being primarily
supportive to now having the ability to directly treat and correct the spinal pathology. The …

Recent and emerging advances in spinal deformity

JS Smith, CI Shaffrey, S Bess, MF Shamji… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Over the last several decades, significant advances have occurred in the
assessment and management of spinal deformity. OBJECTIVE: The primary focus of this …

Prospective multicenter assessment of perioperative and minimum 2-year postoperative complication rates associated with adult spinal deformity surgery

JS Smith, E Klineberg, V Lafage, CI Shaffrey… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Although multiple reports have documented significant benefit from surgical
treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD), these procedures can have high complication …

Comparative effectiveness of stereotactic electroencephalography versus subdural grids in epilepsy surgery

L Jehi, M Morita‐Sherman, TE Love… - Annals of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim was to compare the outcomes of subdural electrode (SDE) implantations
versus stereotactic electroencephalography (SEEG), the 2 predominant methods of …

Operative versus nonoperative treatment for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis

MP Kelly, JD Lurie, EL Yanik, CI Shaffrey, CR Baldus… - JBJS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: The effectiveness of operative compared with nonoperative treatment at initial
presentation (no prior fusion) for adult lumbar scoliosis has not, to our knowledge, been …

Complication rates associated with 3-column osteotomy in 82 adult spinal deformity patients: retrospective review of a prospectively collected multicenter consecutive …

JS Smith, CI Shaffrey, E Klineberg, V Lafage… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Although 3-column osteotomy (3CO) can provide powerful alignment correction
in adult spinal deformity (ASD), these procedures are complex and associated with high …

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 …

Epidemiology and socioeconomic trends in adult spinal deformity care

MM Safaee, CP Ames, JS Smith - Neurosurgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Adult spinal deformity (ASD) has gained significant attention over the past decade with
improvements in diagnostic tools, classification schemes, and surgical technique. The …

Operative versus nonoperative treatment for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis at 5-year follow-up: durability of outcomes and impact of treatment-related serious …

JS Smith, MP Kelly, EL Yanik, CR Baldus… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Although short-term adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis (ASLS) studies favor
operative over nonoperative treatment, longer outcomes are critical for assessment of …

Pelvic compensation accompanying spinal malalignment and back pain-related factors in a general population: the Wakayama spine study

S Murata, H Hashizume, S Tsutsui, H Oka… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Some older adults with spinal deformity maintain standing posture via pelvic compensation
when their center of gravity moves forward. Therefore, evaluations of global alignment …