Nitin Agarwal, Vijay Letchuman, Raj Swaroop Lavadi, Vivian P Le, Alexander A Aabedi, Saman Shabani, Andrew K Chan, Paul Park, Juan S Uribe, Jay D Turner, Robert K Eastlack, Richard G Fessler, Kai-Ming Fu, Michael Y Wang, Adam S Kanter, David O Okonkwo, Pierce D Nunley, Neel Anand, Gregory M Mundis, Peter G Passias, Shay Bess, Christopher I Shaffrey, Dean Chou, Praveen V Mummaneni
OBJECTIVE: Depression has been implicated with worse immediate postoperative outcomes in adult spinal deformity (ASD) correction, yet the specific impact of depression on those patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery (MIS) requires further clarity. This study aimed to evaluate the role of depression in the recovery of patients with ASD after undergoing MIS. METHODS: Patients who underwent MIS for ASD with a minimum postoperative follow-up of 1 year were included from a prospectively collected, multicenter registry...
February 16, 2024: Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine