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Unfulfilled Expectations After Surgery for Adult Lumbar Scoliosis Compared with Other Degenerative Conditions.

Carol A MancusoRoland B DuculanFrank P CammisaAndrew A SamaAlexander P HughesFederico P Girardi
Published in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2020)
Compared with controls, scoliosis patients who required surgery to a greater number of vertebrae were more likely to have unfulfilled expectations 2 years post-operatively. Our findings support the importance of addressing expectations pre-operatively with all patients, especially those with scoliosis who require surgery to ≥ 3 vertebrae.
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