GAP score potential in predicting post-operative spinal mechanical complications: a systematic review of the literature

E Quarto, A Zanirato, M Pellegrini, S Vaggi… - European Spine …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose In 2017, the GAP score was proposed as a tool to reduce mechanical
complications (MC) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery: the reported MC rate for the GAP …

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 …

Three-column osteotomy in adult spinal deformity: an analysis of temporal trends in usage and outcomes

PG Passias, O Krol, L Passfall, V Lafage, R Lafage… - JBJS, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Three-column osteotomies (3COs), usually in the form of pedicle subtraction or
vertebral column resection, have become common in adult spinal deformity surgery …

Team management in complex posterior spinal surgery allows blood loss limitation

E Quarto, S Bourret, Y Rebollar, A Mannem… - International …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The objective is to analyse peri-operative blood loss (BL) and hidden blood loss
(HBL) rates in spinal deformity complex cases surgery, with a focus on the strategies to …

Outcomes and complications of Total Hip Arthroplasty in patients with a pre-existing pathologic spine-hip relation. A systematic review of the literature

A Zanirato, E Quarto, C Ursino, E Ferrari… - International …, 2024 - Springer
Background There has been a growing interest in pathologic spine-hip relations (PSHR) in
current literature, with the aim of reducing the risk of prosthetic impingement, dislocation …

Comparison of multilevel low-grade techniques versus three-column osteotomies in adult spinal deformity surgery: does harmonious correction matter?

PG Passias, TK Williamson, JM Mir, JA Lebovic… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Recent debate has arisen between whether to use a three-column osteotomy
(3CO) or multilevel low-grade (MLG) techniques to treat severe sagittal malalignment in …

The Role of Anterior Spine Surgery in Deformity Correction

H Zhang, LY Carreon, JR Dimar - Neurosurgery Clinics, 2023 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
First described in the 1906 by Muller via a transperitoneal approach, anterior approaches to
the spinal column have been used to address a variety of spinal pathologies. 1 This includes …

[HTML][HTML] Anterior column realignment (ACR) for focal kyphotic spinal deformity using an anterior to psoas approach and anterior longitudinal ligament release

T Hirase, SM Vemu, C Shin… - Journal of Spine Surgery, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The anterior-to-psoas (ATP) approach to the lumbar spine has been proposed
as an alternative to the transpsoas approach for approaching the disc space without …

Psychometric Evaluation and External Validity of the Japanese Version of Lumbar Stiffness Disability Index

M Takami, M Kawakami, H Hashizume… - Spine Surgery and …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Introduction: Long fusion surgery for adult spinal deformity may restrict activities of daily
living due to lumbar stiffness. While the Lumbar Stiffness Disability Index (LSDI) can help …

Degenerative Adult Scoliosis

CM Menezes, GC Lacerda - … and Trauma: Current Concepts and Best …, 2024 - Springer
Adult spine deformity (ASD) or adult degenerative scoliosis has gained popularity in the last
decades due to aging of population and the growing interest of spine surgeons on its …