Owing to rapidly changing global demographics, adult spinal deformity (ASD) now accounts
for a significant proportion of the Global Burden of Disease. Sagittal imbalance caused by …

Study Design. Author experience and literature review. Objectives. To investigate and
discuss decision-making on when to perform a Smith-Petersen osteotomy as opposed to a …

Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospectively accrued patient cohort. Objective. The
ability to treat severe pediatric spinal deformity through an all-posterior vertebral column …

The ability to treat severe pediatric and adult spinal deformities through an all-posterior
vertebral column resection (VCR) has obviated the need for a circumferential approach in …

Study Design. A retrospective review. Objective. To characterize the risk factors for the
development of major complications in 3-column osteotomies and determine whether the …

Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. To report on the technique and results of
posterior vertebral column resection (PVCR) for severe rigid scoliosis. Summary of …

Study Design. Retrospective multicenter review. Objective. Determine the definition,
indications, results, and outcomes, focusing on complications of vertebral column resection …

Study Design. A retrospective comparative study. Objective. To investigate the morphologic
features of proximal vertebral fractures in adults following spinal deformity surgery using …

Objective An up-to-date review of recent literatures and a comprehensive reference for
informed consent specific to ASD complications is lacking. The goal of the present study was …

Vertebral anomalies causing congenital scoliosis are classified on the basis of failures of
formation, segmentation, or both. The natural history depends on the type of anomaly and …