Owing to rapidly changing global demographics, adult spinal deformity (ASD) now accounts
for a significant proportion of the Global Burden of Disease. Sagittal imbalance caused by …

Degenerative lumbar scoliosis is a coronal deviation of the spine that is prevalent in the
elderly population. Although the etiology is unclear, it is associated with progressive and …

Study Design. Prospective multicenter nonrandomized institutional review board-approved
observational study of clinical and radiographic outcomes of the extreme lateral interbody …

Study Design. A multicentric retrospective study on primary adult scoliosis patients operated
on between 2002 and 2007. A 3-step statistical analysis was performed to describe the …

Object The object of this study was to evaluate an alternative surgical approach to
degenerative thoracolumbar deformity in adults. The authors present their early experience …

Purpose To review the current literature for the nonoperative and operative treatment for
adult spinal deformity. Recent Findings With more than 11 million baby boomers joining the …

Degenerative spinal deformity afflicts a significant portion of the elderly and is increasing in
prevalence. Recent evidence has revealed sagittal plane malalignment to be a key driver of …

Object The goal of this study was to assess the operative outcomes of adult patients with
scoliosis who were treated surgically with minimally invasive correction and fusion. Methods …

Osteotomies may be life saving procedures for patients with rigid severe spinal deformity.
Several different types of osteotomies have been defined by several authors. To correct and …

At present, a big effort of the scientific community has been directed toward a more proper
and standardized approach to the patients affected by degenerative scoliosis, and recent …