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Cost minimization in treatment of adult degenerative scoliosis [PDF]

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2015
OBJECT Back pain is an increasing concern for the aging population. This study aims to evaluate if minimally invasive surgery presents cost-minimization benefits compared with open surgery in treating adult degenerative scoliosis. METHODS Seventy-one patients with adult degenerative scoliosis received 2-stage, multilevel surgical correction through ...
Omar M, Uddin, Raqeeb, Haque, Patrick A, Sugrue, Yousef M, Ahmed, Tarek Y, El Ahmadieh, Joel M, Press, Tyler, Koski, Richard G, Fessler   +7 more
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Epidemiological, Clinical, and Radiological Profile of Patients with Degenerative Scoliosis: Experience of 20 Years at the National Institute of Rehabilitation

Global Spine Journal, 2015
Introduction Adult scoliosis is a complex three-dimensional rotational deformity of the spine result in a progressive degeneration, with a Cobb angle greater than 10 degrees in the coronal plane, which alters the sagittal and axial planes, it occurs in a
Claudia Obil Chavaria, Carla Lisette García Ramos, Duval Dario Molina Choez, Alejandro Reyes-Sánchez   +3 more
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Degenerative scoliosis: literature review

Хирургия позвоночника, 2016
The paper presents a review of the current literature concerning the problem of degenerative scoliosis, its clinical manifestations, diag- nosis, classification and approaches to surgical treatment.
Andrey I. Vasilyev
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Adult degenerative scoliosis: evaluation and management

Neurosurgical Focus, 2010
Degenerative scoliosis is a prevalent issue among the aging population. Controversy remains over the role of surgical intervention in patients with this disease. The authors discuss a suitable approach to help guide surgical treatment, including decompression, instrumented posterior spinal fusion, anterior spinal fusion, and osteotomy.
Fernando E, Silva, Lawrence G, Lenke
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Clinical Outcomes of Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis

The Scientific World Journal, 2012
Introduction. The use of extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) and other lateral access surgery is rapidly increasing in popularity. However, limited data is available regarding its use in scoliosis surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate
Adam M. Caputo, Keith W. Michael, Todd M. Chapman, Gene M. Massey, Cameron R. Howes, Robert E. Isaacs, Christopher R. Brown   +6 more
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Recent Advances in Technique and Clinical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Adult Scoliosis

Chinese Medical Journal, 2017
Objective: Conventional open spinal surgery of adult scoliosis can be performed from anterior, posterior, or combined approach. Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) was developed for the purpose of reducing the undesirable effects and complications ...
Gang Liu, Sen Liu, Yu-Zhi Zuo, Qi-Yi Li, Zhi-Hong Wu, Nan Wu, Ke-Yi Yu, Gui-Xing Qiu   +7 more
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Frailty as a risk factor for postoperative complications in adult patients with degenerative scoliosis administered posterior single approach, long-segment corrective surgery: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background With the population aging worldwide, adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) is receiving increased attention. Frailty, instead of chronological age, is used for assessing the patient’s overall physical condition.
Bin Li, Xianglong Meng, Xinuo Zhang, Yong Hai   +3 more
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Genetics and pathogenesis of scoliosis

North American Spine Society Journal
: Background: Scoliosis is defined as a lateral spine curvature of at least 10° with vertebral rotation, as seen on a posterior-anterior radiograph, often accompanied by reduced thoracic kyphosis.
Edgar Petrosyan, MD, Jawad Fares, MD, Christopher S. Ahuja, MD, PhD, Maciej S. Lesniak, MD, Tyler R. Koski, MD, Nader S. Dahdaleh, MD, Najib E. El Tecle, MD   +6 more
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Outcomes of Ponte osteotomy combined with posterior lumbar interbody fusion for reconstruction of coronal and sagittal balance in degenerative scoliosis

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023
Purpose The purpose of the study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of using Ponte osteotomy combined with posterior lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of patients with degenerative scoliosis.
Haoran Zhang, You Du, Yiwei Zhao, Yang Yang, Jianguo Zhang, Shengru Wang   +5 more
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Minimally invasive endoscopic foraminal decompression for adult degenerative scoliosis: clinical case study and literature review

Хирургия позвоночника, 2019
Objective. To demonstrate opportunities of minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of deformities in patients with degenerative disease of the spine. Material and Methods.
Shamil Kh. Gizatullin, Sergey A. Bitner, Alexander S. Khristosturov, Ivan V. Volkov, Viacheslav Yu. Kurnosenko, Ilya P. Dubinin   +5 more
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