Improvements in Outcomes and Cost after Adult Spinal Deformity Corrective Surgery between 2008 and 2019.
Peter G PassiasNicholas KummerBailey ImboVirginie LafageRenaud LafageJustin S SmithBreton LineShaleen ViraAndrew J SchoenfeldJeffrey L GumAlan H DanielsEric O KlinebergMunish C GuptaKhaled M KebaishAmit JainBrian J NeumanDean ChouLeah Y CarreonRobert A HartDouglas C BurtonChristopher I ShaffreyChristopher P AmesFrank J SchwabRichard A HostinShay Bessnull nullPublished in: Spine (2022)
Between 2008 and 2019, rates of complications have decreased concurrently with improvements in patient reported outcomes, resulting in improved cost effectiveness according to national Medicare average and individual patient cost data. The value of ASD surgery has improved substantially over the course of the last decade.