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Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality of Adult Scoliosis Surgery

DOI

212

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0

References

2011

Year

Charles A. Sansur, Justin S. Smith, Jeff D. Coe, Steven D. Glassman, Sigurd Berven, David W. Polly, Joseph H. Perra, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Christopher I. Shaffrey
Spine

Abstract

The overall complication rate for AS treatment is 13.4%. Complication rate is significantly higher when osteotomies, revision procedures, and combined anterior/posterior approaches are used. Complication rate is not influenced by scoliosis type or age.