Surgeon specialty effect on early outcomes of elective posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a propensity-matched analysis of 965 patients

ConclusionsThis retrospective study found significant differences in early perioperative outcomes of patients undergoing PSF for AIS by neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons. Further studies are recommended to corroborate this finding which may trigger changes in the educational curriculum for neurosurgery residents.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research