Unanticipated Revision Surgery in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Campos, Mauricio; Dolan, Lori; Weinstein, Stuart
- Source
- Spine (03622436). 5/20/2012, Vol. 37 Issue 12, p1048-1053. 6p.
- Subject
- *REOPERATION
*ADOLESCENT idiopathic scoliosis
*SPINAL fusion
*SCOLIOSIS
*OPERATIVE surgery
*THERAPEUTICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0362-2436
The article reports on a study that evaluated the rate and indication revision surgery after a post-surgical management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (ASI) through a medical retrospective case study. The study found that minority of the patients required revision surgery post-index spinal fusion and reveals residual rib prominence as the main reason for revision surgery. It suggests the need to improve surgical management particularly surgeon expertise and alternative procedure evaluation.