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    “Selection, planning and execution of minimally invasive surgery in adult spinal deformity correction”
    (Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2023-01-01) Alan, N; Uribe, JS; Turner, JD; Park, P; Anand, N; Eastlack, RK; Okonkwo, DO; Le, VP; Nunley, P; Mundis, GM; Passias, PG; Chou, D; Kanter, AS; Fu, KMG; Wang, MY; Fessler, RG; Shaffrey, CI; Bess, S; Mummaneni, PV
    Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for correction of adult spinal deformity was developed to address the high rate of medical and surgical complications rate in open surgical treatment of increasingly aging and frail patient population. In the past decade, MIS group within the International Spine Study Group (ISSG) has been in the forefront of the application of MIS techniques to fulfill the well-established principles of ASD surgery. These efforts have resulted in landmark studies. Here, we review these studies that encompass all aspects of MIS surgical treatment of ASD including patient selection with Minimally Invasive Spinal Deformity Surgery (MISDEF) and MISDEF-2 algorithms, surgical planning with anterior column realignment classification and the Minimally Invasive Interbody Selection Algorithm (MIISA), and surgical execution with Spinal Deformity Complexity Checklist (SDCC). We will highlight that with careful selection, diligent planning and meticulous execution the MIS techniques can treat patients with ASD, abiding to correction principles and radiographic parameters.
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    Use of supplemental rod constructs in adult spinal deformity surgery
    (Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2023-01-01) Buell, TJ; Sardi, JP; Yen, CP; Okonkwo, DO; Kojo Hamilton, D; Gum, JL; Lenke, LG; Shaffrey, CI; Gupta, MC; Smith, JS
    Operative treatment for adult spinal deformity (ASD) commonly involves long posterior instrumented fusions with primary rods spanning from the base of the construct to the upper instrumented vertebra. Over the past decade, additional supplemental rods have been increasingly utilized to bolster the primary instrumentation and mitigate risk of primary rod fracture/pseudarthrosis at areas of high biomechanical stress (e.g., 3-column osteotomy [3CO], multiple posterior column osteotomies [PCOs], lumbosacral junction). Supplemental rods for 3CO include satellite rods (4-rod technique with 2 deeply recessed short rods independently attached to pedicle screws across the 3CO), accessory rods (attached to primary rods via side-to-side connectors), and delta rods (accessory rods contoured only at the proximal and distal attachments to primary rods). Utilizing more than 4 rods across a 3CO may increase posterior construct stability; however, diminished load transfer to the anterior vertebral column may increase risk of nonunion and instrumentation failure. Similar supplemental rod constructs can be utilized to support multiple PCOs and/or the lumbosacral junction. We generally recommend using bilateral accessory rods for a total of 4 rods to support the lumbosacral junction (2 accessory rods and 2 primary rods). The novel “kickstand rod” can help facilitate coronal correction and/or function as an accessory rod distally anchored to an independent iliac screw; appropriate nomenclature is “iliac accessory rod” in cases without true kickstand distraction. In this narrative review, we aim to (1) provide a brief historical overview of supplemental rod constructs, (2) describe current indications for supplemental rods, and (3) report our results from a longitudinal analysis (2008–2020) of supplemental rod constructs used by International Spine Study Group (ISSG) surgeons.