Mechanical Complications in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Can Spinal Alignment Explain Everything?

Conclusion. The results point to the complexity of mechanical failure and the high likelihood that causative factors are multifactorial and not limited to alignment measures. GAP score should be used with caution as it may not explain or predict mechanical failure based on alignment in all populations as originally expected. Future studies should focus on etiology, surgical technique, and patient factors in order to generate a more universal score that can be applied to all populations. Level of Evidence: 4
Source: Spine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: DEFORMITY Source Type: research