Research Article: Estimating the Cost of Spinopelvic Complications After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Introduction:
Though adult spinal deformity surgery (ASD) has potential to provide major improvements in quality of life, complications and healthcare costs surgery remain high. – Complication rates have been reported to be as high as –%, , with approximately % requiring reoperation. Even after a successful perioperative recovery, the risk of longer-term complications such as proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK), implant failure, pseudarthrosis, and rod fracture lingers.
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