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Degenerative Scoliosis: Surgical Treatment

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Advanced Concepts in Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease

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Adult degenerative (de novo) scoliosis (ADS) typically presents in the sixth decade and can present a challenging surgical decision-making dilemma. Not only do surgical ADS patients have large deformities, they also have age-inherent spondylitic changes and medical comorbidities that can make treatment challenging. Categorization of radiographic findings along with clinical symptomatology, an algorithmic approach can aid in the surgical decision-making process and ultimately improve clinical outcomes of ADS patients.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Norton Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, KY, USA

    Jeffrey L. Gum MD

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Jacob M. Buchowski MD, MS

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  1. Neurological and Spine Surgery, Hospital Samaritano, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    João Luiz Pinheiro-Franco

  2. Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Alexander R. Vaccaro

  3. Cleveland Clinic Neurological Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Edward C. Benzel

  4. Schön Klinik München Harlaching FG Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, München, Germany

    H. Michael Mayer

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Gum, J.L., Buchowski, J.M. (2016). Degenerative Scoliosis: Surgical Treatment. In: Pinheiro-Franco, J., Vaccaro, A., Benzel, E., Mayer, H. (eds) Advanced Concepts in Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47756-4_46

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