Validity of the global alignment proportion (GAP) score in predicting mechanical complications after adult spinal deformity surgery in elderly patients.
Dae-Woong HamHo-Joong KimJae Heouk ChoiJiwon ParkJunpyo LeeJin S YeomPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2021)
This study showed promising results regarding the GAP score's predictive power for MC, mMC, and PJF in the elderly population with degenerative kyphoscoliosis. Using the GAP score, we can determine the patient's specific correction goal preoperatively to prevent mechanical failure based on individual patient's characteristics such as pelvic incidence.