A comparative cohort study of surgical approaches for adult spinal deformity at a minimum 2-year follow-up

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Kazarian, GS

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Feuchtbaum, E

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Bao, H

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Soroceanu, A

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Kelly, MP

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Kebaish, KM

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Shaffrey, CI

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Burton, DC

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Ames, CP

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Mundis, GM

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Bess, S

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Klineberg, EO

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Swamy, G

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Schwab, FJ

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Kim, HJ

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2024-08-08T22:10:45Z

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2024-08-08T22:10:45Z

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2024-01-01

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Study design: This study was a retrospective multi-center comparative cohort study. Materials and methods: A retrospective institutional database of operative adult spinal deformity patients was utilized. All fusions > 5 vertebral levels and including the sacrum/pelvis were eligible for inclusion. Revisions, 3 column osteotomies, and patients with < 2-year clinical follow-up were excluded. Patients were separated into 3 groups based on surgical approach: 1) posterior spinal fusion without interbody (PSF), 2) PSF with interbody (PSF-IB), and 3) anteroposterior (AP) fusion (anterior lumbar interbody fusion or lateral lumbar interbody fusion with posterior screw fixation). Intraoperative, radiographic, and clinical outcomes, as well as complications, were compared between groups with ANOVA and χ2 tests. Results: One-hundred and thirty-eight patients were included for study (PSF, n = 37; PSF-IB, n = 44; AP, n = 57). Intraoperatively, estimated blood loss was similar between groups (p = 0.171). However, the AP group had longer operative times (547.5 min) compared to PSF (385.1) and PSF-IB (370.7) (p < 0.001). Additionally, fusion length was shorter in PSF-IB (11.4) compared to AP (13.6) and PSF (12.9) (p = 0.004). There were no differences between the groups in terms of change in alignment from preoperative to 2 years postoperative. There were no differences in clinical outcomes. While postoperative complications were largely similar between groups, operative complications were higher in the AP group (31.6%) compared to the PSF (5.4%) and PSF-IB (9.1) groups (p < 0.001). Conclusion: While there were differences in intraoperative outcomes (operative time and fusion length), there were no differences in postoperative clinical or radiographic outcomes. AP fusion was associated with a higher rate of operative complications.

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0940-6719

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1432-0932

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/31348

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en

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Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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European Spine Journal

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10.1007/s00586-024-08354-y

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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

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A comparative cohort study of surgical approaches for adult spinal deformity at a minimum 2-year follow-up

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Journal article

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Shaffrey, CI|0000-0001-9760-8386

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Duke

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School of Medicine

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Clinical Science Departments

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Orthopaedic Surgery

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Neurosurgery

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