Nathan J Lee, Paul J Park, Varun Puvanesarajah, William E Clifton, Kevin Kwan, Cole R Morrissette, Jaques L Williams, Michael W Fields, Eric Leung, Fthimnir M Hassan, Peter D Angevine, Christopher E Mandigo, Joseph M Lombardi, Zeeshan M Sardar, Ronald A Lehman, Lawrence G Lenke
OBJECTIVE: There is a paucity of literature on pelvic fixation failure after adult spine surgery in the early postoperative period. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of acute pelvic fixation failure in a large single-center study and to describe the lessons learned. METHODS: The authors performed a retrospective review of adult (≥ 18 years old) patients who underwent spinal fusion with pelvic fixation (iliac, S2-alar-iliac [S2AI] screws) at a single academic medical center between 2015 and 2020...
August 26, 2022: Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine