Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8804393 | The Spine Journal | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Although this topic has a limited audience to spinal deformity surgeons, the prevalence of patients who present with adult spinal deformities has been increasing. Short segment fusion, in the setting of modest spinal deformity, is a reasonable and safe option. Further study on the concept of short segment fusions in the growing patient population is required as more comprehensive fusions do have noted complication rates, and a compromise must be reached between the extent of surgery that is enough to provide pain relief and disability and the degree of surgery that is too much to be tolerated in terms of complication rates.
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Authors
Swamy MBBS, William F. MD, Michael P. MD, Jason W. MD, R. Douglas MD,