Abstract:Study design/setting Retrospective cohort. Objective Adult spinal deformity (ASD) corrective surgery is often a highly invasive procedure portending patients to both immediate and long-term complications. Therefore, we sought to compare the economic impact of certain complications before and after 2 years. Methods ASD patients with minimum 3-year data included. Complication groups were defined as follows: any complication, major, medical, mechanical, radiographic, and reoperation. Complications stratified by o… Show more
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