ReviewJournal of craniovertebral junction & spine
Complications of adult spinal deformity surgery: A literature review.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Single- versus dual-surgeon outcomes in adult and pediatric spinal deformity patients: systematic review and meta-analysis.Spine deformity · 2026Pooled it
- Combined anterior-posterior versus posterior only approach for surgical management of adult spinal deformity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.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 · 2025Pooled it
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- Preoperative Frailty Predicts Mechanical Complications After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Retrospective Study.Neurosurgery practice · 2026Article
- Quantifying the Association Between Obesity and In-Hospital Outcomes in Adult Scoliosis Surgery: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis (2016-2021).Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Longitudinal comparison of existing frailty indices to predict complications following 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
- Association of glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist therapy with postsurgical outcomes following multilevel correction for adult spinal deformity: a propensity score-matched analysis.Asian spine journal · 2026Article
- Key Considerations for the Prevention of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Literature Review.Spine surgery and related research · 2026Review
- From Incision to Prescription: Unraveling Pain and Opioid Use in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- Improvement After Hardware Removal in Post-Fusion Adult AIS: A Unique 35-Year Case Study Using Schroth-Based Physiotherapy and Bracing.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Do Publicly Available Risk Calculators Apply to Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Implant density reduction to avoid proximal junctional failure in adult spine surgery: Computer models and simulations.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- Lower Hemoglobin Following Adult Spine Deformity Surgery Leads to Longer Hospital Length of Stay.Cureus · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Neurological Complications in Severe Spinal Deformity Surgery.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Comparative effectiveness of lumbar interbody fusion techniques in adult scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of postoperative alignment and disability outcomes.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2025Article
- Morbidity and Mortality of Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Using the Japanese Orthopedic Association National Registry/Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research Database (JOANR/JSSR-DB).Spine surgery and related research · 2025Article
- Early reoperations do not adversely affect long-term pain and activity scores in adult deformity patients.Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Preoperative Surgical Planning and Intraoperative Considerations for the Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.Global spine journal · 2025Article
- S1 pedicle subtraction osteotomy combined with prone lateral lumbar interbody fusion for the correction of major lumbopelvic malalignment: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
- Outcome and complication following single-staged posterior minimally invasive surgery in adult spinal deformity.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Adult spinal deformity incidence increases accordingly as the population ages. Even though surgery is the best option for the treatment, the complications due to surgery are pretty challenging. This study aims to review the complication rates of adult spinal deformity surgery. Methods: A literature review of the last decade was performed searching for the query "Adult spine deformity and complication." This search yielded 2781 results, where 79 articles were chosen to investigate the complications of adult spinal deformity surgery. In addition, the demographic data, surgical interventions, and complications were extracted from the publications. Results: A total of 26,207 patients were analyzed, and 9138 complications were found (34.5%). Implant failure, including screw loosening, breakage, distal and proximal junctional kyphosis, were the most common complications. The neurologic complications were about 10.8%, and the infection rate was 3.6%. Cardiac and pulmonary complications were about 4.8%. Discussion: Age, body mass index, smoking, osteoporosis, and other comorbidities are the significant risk factors affecting adult spinal deformity surgery. Presurgical planning and preoperative risk factor assessment must be done to avoid complications. Furthermore, intra and postoperative complications affect the patients' quality of life and length of stay, and hospital readmissions. Revision surgery also increases the risk of complications. Conclusion: Good patient evaluation before surgery and careful planning of the surgery are essential in avoiding complications of adult spinal deformity.
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