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Adult spinal deformity (ASD) is a very complex and diverse disorder that was largely neglected until the last decade. The general reaction of healthcare providers, including surgeons, has mostly been one of denial, on the basis that this is the
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Introduction The management of spinal deformity is a challenging issue for spine surgeons. Diagnosis, surgical decision, surgical approach, appropriate surgical technique, decision for fusion levels, or for hardware choice are all confusing
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Introduction Expectations of patients undergoing correction surgery for spinal deformity have been shifting toward the ideal spine shape. In most cases, surgeons can meet those expectations with new surgical techniques, improved spinal
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abscess formation or spinal deformity, and may also differentiate between other clinical conditions, such as bone metastases or osteoporotic fractures ( Fig. 1 ). Radiographs may reveal the extent of bone destruction and indicate coronal or sagittal
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age of 5 years than they do for children over the age of 10 years’ ( 5 ). Consequently, the Growing Spine Study Group (GSSG) and the Children Spine Study Group (CSSG) defined EOS as any spinal deformity that is present before the age of 10, regardless
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Introduction Early-onset scoliosis (EOS) is defined as a spinal deformity occurring before ten years of age. 1 , 2 Untreated EOS or early spinal fusion resulting in a short spine is associated with increased mortality and cardiopulmonary
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Introduction Congenital scoliosis (CS) is a spinal deformity resulting from underlying spinal malformations ( 1 ). Its progressions and treatment vary depending on the patient’s and the curve’s characteristics ( 1 ). The causes of these
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Introduction Spinal deformity is a term to describe pathological curvatures of the spine in the sagittal and coronal planes. Deformity can occur in all age groups regardless of age or gender. In older patients, pain and neurological symptoms
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Introduction Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common type of spinal deformity, occurring in 1–3% of children and adolescents worldwide ( 1 , 2 , 3 ). If progressive, untreated scoliosis may progress to a severe deformity with detrimental
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, pelvic tilt; SVA, sacral vertical axis; TPA, T1-pelvic angle. Source : Taken from Lafage R, Schwab F, Challier V, et al. Defining spino-pelvic alignment thresholds: should operative goals in adult spinal deformity surgery account for age? SPINE
