… Our results are consistent with previous realignment objectives reported by Schwab et al.
that include SVA less than 50 mm, PT less than 25, and LL proportional to the PI. …

Study Design. Prospective analysis of a consecutive series of adult patients with adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis of the adult and de novo degenerative scoliosis. Objectives. To clinically …

Study Design. Narrative review. Objective. To provide a comprehensive narrative review of
cervical alignment parameters, the methods for quantifying cervical alignment, normal …

Study Design. Retrospective case-control series. Objective. The purpose of this study is to
determine whether perioperative complications alter subsequent clinical outcome measures in …

Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospective, multicenter database. Objective. The
purpose of this study was to assess whether elderly patients undergoing scoliosis surgery had …

… Similarly to the study by Schwab and colleagues, they found that the physical component
summary scores for adults with spinal deformity were worse than the general population, with a …

Study Design. Descriptive study of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Classification for
Adult Spinal Deformity using interobserver reliability measures for validation of the system. …

Study Design. The authors, in this retrospective study, examined a group of patients with
flatback syndrome and a related kyphotic decompensation syndrome. Results of …

Purpose Predictors of marked improvement versus failure to improve following surgery for
adult scoliosis have not been identified. Our objective was to identify factors that distinguish …

Background context Spine surgery is usually associated with large amount of blood loss,
necessitating blood transfusions. Blood loss-associated morbidity can be because of direct risks…