Katherine E Pierce, Jamshaid M Mir, Pooja Dave, Renaud Lafage, Virginie Lafage, Paul Park, Pierce Nunley, Gregory Mundis, Jeffrey Gum, Peter Tretiakov, Juan Uribe, Richard Hostin, Robert Eastlack, Bassel Diebo, Han Jo Kim, Justin S Smith, Christopher P Ames, Christopher Shaffrey, Douglas Burton, Robert Hart, Shay Bess, Eric Klineberg, Frank Schwab, Munish Gupta, D Kojo Hamilton, Peter G Passias
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: For patients with surgical adult spinal deformity (ASD), our understanding of alignment has evolved, especially in the last 20 years. Determination of optimal restoration of alignment and spinal shape has been increasingly studied, yet the assessment of how these alignment schematics have incrementally added benefit to outcomes remains to be evaluated. METHODS: Patients with ASD with baseline and 2-year were included, classified by 4 alignment measures: Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-Schwab, Age-Adjusted, Roussouly, and Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP)...
May 21, 2024: Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)