ArticleGlobal spine journal2017
Thirty-Day Morbidity Associated with Pelvic Fixation in Adult Patients Undergoing Fusion for Spinal Deformity: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.
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- S1-pedicle-based triangle fixation for U-type sacral fracture: a technical note.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2026Article
- Limitations of fusion without pelvic foundation in adult spinal deformity surgery.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Is it necessary to fuse to the pelvis when correcting scoliosis in cerebral palsy?World journal of orthopedics · 2022Article
- Decision Tree-based Modelling for Identification of Predictors of Blood Loss and Transfusion Requirement After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.International journal of spine surgery · 2020Article
- Early Medical Complications and Delayed Discharge after Spinopelvic Fusion: A Comparative Analysis of 887 NSQIP Cases from 2006 to 2016.Spine surgery and related research · 2020Article
- Incidence and predictors of all-cause mortality within one year after adult spinal deformity surgery.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2018Article
- Predicting critical care unit-level complications after long-segment fusion procedures for adult spinal deformity.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2018Article
- Adjunct pelvic fixation in short-to-medium segment degenerative fusion constructs independently predicts readmission and morbidity.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineArticle
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Abstract
STUDY
designRetrospective study of prospectively collected data.
objectiveTo determine if patients undergoing spinal deformity surgery with pelvic fixation are at an increased risk of morbidity.
methodsThe American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program is a large multicenter clinical registry that prospectively collects preoperative risk factors, intraoperative variables, and 30-day postoperative morbidity and mortality outcomes from ~400 hospitals nationwide. Current Procedural Terminology codes were used to query the database between 2010 and 2014 for adults who underwent fusion for spinal deformity. Patients were separated into groups of those with and without pelvic fixation. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the effect of pelvic fixation on the incidence of postoperative morbidity and other surgical outcomes.
resultsMultivariate analysis showed that pelvic fixation was a significant predictor of overall morbidity (odds ratio [OR] = 2.3, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.7 to 3.1,
conclusionAdult patients undergoing spinal deformity surgery with pelvic fixation were not susceptible to increased morbidity beyond increased blood loss, greater operative time, and extended length of stay.
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