Prediction of satisfaction after correction surgery for adult spinal deformity: differences between younger and older patients.
Kazunori HayashiLouis BoissièreDaniel LarrieuAnouar BourghliOlivier GilleJean-Marc VitalFernando Guevara-VillazónFerran PelliséFrancisco Javier Sánchez Pérez-GruesoFrank KleinstückEmre AcarogluAhmet AlanayHiroaki NakamuraIbrahim Obeidnull nullPublished 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 (2020)
In younger patients, avoiding complications and improving patients' self-image were essential for substantial satisfaction levels. In older patients, revision, standing ability, as well as sagittal spinopelvic alignment restoration, were the key factors. Surgeons should consider the differences in goals of each patient.