Surgical outcomes for late neurological deficits after long segment instrumentation for degenerative adult spinal deformity

CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of PJF with late neurological deficits following ASD surgery was 4.7% in this cohort. The patients showed several morphological features. After revision surgery, perioperative complications were common and the prognosis for improved neurological status was not favorable.PMID:34243161 | DOI:10.3171/2020.12.SPINE20604

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - July 9, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Kee-Yong Ha Eung-Ha Kim Young-Hoon Kim Hae-Dong Jang Hyung-Youl Park Chang-Hee Cho Ryu-Kyoung Cho Sang-Il Kim Source Type: research