Fig. 14.1 Preoperative anteroposterior and lateral standing radiographs demonstrating substantial loss of lumbar lordosis and a forward leaning posture. Patient exhibits a large PI-LL mismatch Fig. 14.2 Postoperative anteroposterior and…
Fig. 15.1 (a) The coronal reformats in computed tomography of a lumbar scoliosis patient shows collapsed narrow disc spaces and osteophytes that are almost bridging over the disc space. (b)…
Fig. 1.1 Posteroanterior (a) and lateral (b) full-length X-rays of a 36-year-old woman with known history of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with superimposed degenerative changes who presented with low back pain…
Fig. 6.1 Risks mitigated by the preoperative medical evaluation processes of the SSTP The Multidisciplinary Spine Team Conference The SSTP calls for a live, in-person preoperative multidisciplinary evaluation and discussion…
Fig. 3.1 Schematic diagram for sagittal vertical axis (SVA) The incorporation of pelvic parameters led to a fuller understanding of sagittal alignment and its contribution to quality of life outcomes….
Risk factor # out of 3475 patients in the study (%) Death 10 (0.3) Deep wound infection 30 (1) Cardiopulmonary complications 28 (1) DVT 25 (0.7) Pulmonary embolism 12 (0.4)…
Biologic substance Highest level of evidence Pseudarthrosis rates ICBG Gold standard 0–10 % Local autograft Level 1 [13] 5–10 % Unconcentrated bone marrow aspirate + scaffold Level 1 [14] 1.4–16…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Eric O. Klineberg (ed.)Adult Lumbar Scoliosis10.1007/978-3-319-47709-1_9 9. Intraoperative Management of Adult Lumbar Scoliosis Dana L. Cruz1, Louis Day1 and Thomas Errico2 (1) Spine Research Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Eric O. Klineberg (ed.)Adult Lumbar Scoliosis10.1007/978-3-319-47709-1_7 7. Non-operative Management of Adult Lumbar Scoliosis Jonathan Falakassa1 and Serena S. Hu1 (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Hospital and Clinics, Redwood City, CA,…
Figure 6.1 Sugar tong splint after padding (left) and application of splint (middle, right) Volar Splint A single slab of splint material is placed on the volar aspect of the…
