The Effects of Global Alignment and Proportionality Scores on Postoperative Outcomes After Adult Spinal Deformity Correction.

Peter G PassiasOscar KrolStephane Owusu-SarpongPeter TretiakovLara PassfallNicholas KummerFares AniBailey ImboRachel Joujon-RocheTyler K WilliamsonNavraj S SagooShaleen ViraAndrew SchoenfeldRafael De la Garza RamosMuhammad Burhan JanjuaDaniel SciubbaBassel G DieboCarl PaulinoJustin SmithRenaud LafageVirginie Lafage

Published in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2023)

Severely disproportioned in GAP is associated with development of any IC and junctional failure specifically in older patients and those with severe baseline deformity. Therefore, incorporation of patient-specific factors into realignment goals may better strengthen the utility of this novel tool.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
spinal cord
early onset
global health
spinal cord injury