Bassel G Diebo, Daniel Alsoof, Renaud Lafage, Mohammad Daher, Mariah Balmaceno-Criss, Peter G Passias, Christopher P Ames, Christopher I Shaffrey, Douglas C Burton, Vedat Deviren, Breton G Line, Alex Soroceanu, David Kojo Hamilton, Eric O Klineberg, Gregory M Mundis, Han Jo Kim, Jeffrey L Gum, Justin S Smith, Juan S Uribe, Khaled M Kebaish, Munish C Gupta, Pierce D Nunley, Robert K Eastlack, Richard Hostin, Themistocles S Protopsaltis, Lawrence G Lenke, Robert A Hart, Frank J Schwab, Shay Bess, Virginie Lafage, Alan H Daniels
Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate if imbalance influences complication rates, radiological outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) following adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. Methods: ASD patients with baseline and 2-year radiographic and PROMs were included. Patients were grouped according to whether they answered yes or no to a recent history of pre-operative loss of balance. The groups were propensity-matched by age, pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis (PI-LL), and surgical invasiveness score...
April 11, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine