Ferran Pellisé, Maria Capdevila Bayo, Aleix Ruiz de Villa, Susana Núñez-Pereira, Sleiman Haddad, Maggie Barcheni, Javier Pizones, Manuel Ramírez Valencia, Ibrahim Obeid, Ahmet Alanay, Frank S Kleinstueck, Anne F Mannion
BACKGROUND: The long-term impact of reoperations following adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery is still poorly understood. Our aim was to identify the relationship between unplanned reoperation and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) gain at 2 and 5 years of follow-up. METHODS: We included patients enrolled in a prospective ASD database who underwent surgery ≥5 years prior to the start of the study and who had 2 years of follow-up data. Adverse events (AEs) leading to an unplanned reoperation, the time of reoperation occurrence, invasiveness (blood loss, surgical time, hospital stay), and AE resolution were assessed...
April 17, 2024: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume