Spinal Deformity

Results showed a higher number of risk factors prior to and during adult spinal deformity surgery may reduce cost-effectiveness by increasing total cost and reducing quality-adjusted life years.

Results presented at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting showed several patient and surgical factors may predict neurologic complications after adult spinal deformity surgery.

The FDA released a safety communication regarding potential mechanical failures and concerns of tissue incompatibility associated with components from a growing spinal rod system from NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics.

Surgeons should understand the variabilities of biologic categories and how patient and procedure factors may affect use of these in adult spinal deformity, according to a presenter.

A presenter at the Lumbar Spine Research Society Annual Instructional Course provided several surgical techniques and implants to consider in patients with adult spinal deformity to decrease the risk of proximal junctional failure.

Due to high complication rates associated with adult spinal deformity surgery, it is important for patients to undergo preoperative medical optimization, according to a presenter.

Long lumbopelvic fixation failure occurred in 29.4% of adult patients whose fixation to correct adult spinal deformity involved iliac-sacral or S2 alar iliac screws, according to presented results.

Hospital-acquired conditions, such as surgical site infection and urinary tract infection, worsened among adult patients undergoing spinal deformity surgery who had an increased frailty score, based on findings from a retrospective review study.

According to results, patients with adult spinal deformity who were treated surgically compared with those who underwent nonoperative treatment had a high incidence of complications but achieved a clinically significant and relevant improvement in health-related quality of life.