Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) commonly develop severe spinal deformity, including
scoliosis, antecollis, camptocormia, and Pisa syndrome. The etiology of PD-associated …

Purpose Most patients suffering from Parkinson's disease (PD) exhibit alterations in the
posture, which can in several cases give rise to spine deformities, both in the sagittal and the …

Spinal deformities are frequent and disabling complications of movement disorders such as
Parkinson disease and multiple system atrophy. The most distinct spinal deformities include …

Introduction Surgical treatment of spinal deformity is high risk in patients suffering from
Parkinson's disease (PD). Several series have already reported a high rate of complications …

Only a few reports exist concerning biomechanical challenges spine surgeons face when
treating Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with spinal deformity. We recognized patients …

Introduction Deformity associating coronal and sagittal malalignment can severely impair
quality of life in Parkinson's disease (PD). Realignment using patient-specific rods (PSRs) is …

Background Parkinson disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that manifests with
postural instability and gait imbalance. Correction of spinal deformity in patients with PD …

Parkinson disease (PD) is increasingly prevalent in the aging population. Spine disorders in
patients with PD may be degenerative in nature or may arise secondary to motor effects …

Introduction and Aims: Although PD has characteristic findings and stages of progression,
neither the nature of operative spine problems occurring in patients with PD, nor their peri …

Background Adult central movement disorders, malpostures, and scolioses can have their
cause in various neurological underlying diseases such as Morbus Parkinson, Pisa …