Perioperative outcomes associated with thoracolumbar 3-column osteotomies for adult spinal deformity patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

CONCLUSIONSFindings from this study suggest that RA patients experience a higher incidence of medical complications, specifically DVT/PE. Preoperative lower-extremity ultrasounds, inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement, and/or early initiation of DVT prophylaxis in RA patients may be indicated. Perioperative complications, morbidity, and long-term outcomes are otherwise similar to non-RA patients. PMID: 30835702 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - February 28, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Dalle Ore CL, Ames CP, Deviren V, Lau D Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research