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Mid‐ and Long‐Term Comparison Analysis of Two Approaches for the Treatment of Level III or Higher Lenke–Silva Adult Degenerative Scoliosis: Radical or Limited Surgery?

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As the population in general is living longer, less invasive adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) surgery that balances risks and benefits requires long‐term clinical outcomes to determine its strengths and weaknesses.… Click to show full abstract

As the population in general is living longer, less invasive adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) surgery that balances risks and benefits requires long‐term clinical outcomes to determine its strengths and weaknesses. We design a retrospective study to compare the postoperative mid‐ and long‐term outcomes in terms of efficacy, surgical complications, and reoperation rate of patients with ADS treated with two different surgical approaches (long‐segment complete reconstruction or short‐segment limited intervention).

Keywords: long term; mid long; surgery; degenerative scoliosis; adult degenerative

Journal Title: Orthopaedic Surgery
Year Published: 2022

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