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8 important items to read from the SRS Annual Meeting
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Spine Surgery Today features eight stories to keep your practice up to date from the Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Bracing, posterior fusion result in improved HRQOL in patients with AIS
MINNEAPOLIS — The use of a Boston Brace and posterior spine fusion led to similar long-term health-related quality of life outcomes and satisfaction ratings for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, according to a presenter, here. Read more.
Operative treatment of adult spinal deformity improves health-related quality of life
MINNEAPOLIS — When compared with conservative treatments, operative treatments of adult spinal deformities result in better health-related quality of life outcomes in patients who have any deformity types, according to a speaker here. Read more.
VIDEO: King talks SRS Annual Meeting
MINNEAPOLIS — At the Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Andrew King, MD, highlighted several items of importance under discussion from the meeting and how they might impact spine surgeons. Watch video.
K2M announces US launch of deformity system at SRS meeting
K2M Group Holdings Inc. recently announced the U.S. commercial launch of the EVEREST Deformity Spinal System at the Scoliosis Research Society 50th Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. Read more.
Rapid pulmonary function decline not always seen in adults with increased scoliosis deterioration
MINNEAPOLIS — Middle-aged individuals diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis before they were 10 years old underwent a decline in forced vital capacity and total lung capacity despite how deteriorated their condition was and the status of their pulmonary function, according to a presenter at the Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, here. Read more.
Surgery for adult spinal deformity results in a significant increase of quality adjusted life years
MINNEAPOLIS — Compared with nonsurgical treatment, patients who underwent surgery to treat adult spinal deformity had a significant increase of quality-adjusted life years at 1, 2 and 3 years post-surgery, according to a speaker here. Read more.
Revision surgery for proximal junctional failure can be costly
MINNEAPOLIS — Revision surgery for proximal junctional failure after fusion may cost an average of $60,000 per case, according to a speaker here. Read more.
Surgery for AIS may yield positive long-term outcomes
MINNEAPOLIS — Surgery to treat patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis resulted in long-term improvement in main coronal angle, coronal balance, scoliometer readings and other health outcomes, according to a presenter, here. Read more.