Comparison of Overall Complication Rates in VCR-Based vs Non-VCR-Based Corrective Techniques in Severe Rigid Kyphoscoliosis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Nicholas Ishmael Van Halm-LutterodtNeil Nazar Al-SaidiKrishna MandaliaMohamed Kamal MesregahKristina Marie GhanemNicholas Robert StorlieWei-Hsun HuangWei-Cheng ChenMercy Bartels-MensahXin Yuan ChenZiyang YeYangpu ZhangAixing PanSunny Sik KimBaron LonnerAhmet AlanayYong Hainull nullPublished in: Global spine journal (2022)
Both VCR-based and non-VCR-based surgical techniques for management of severe rigid scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis patients pose comparable overall surgical complication rates, while a significantly higher perioperative neurological complication incidence was associated with VCR-based technique compared to the non-VCR-based techniques. The VCR-based technique was associated with 6.78 times higher incidence of neurological complications compared to non-VCR-based techniques.