Patient-specific Rods Reduce the Rate of Mechanical Complications Following Adult Thoracolumbar Spinal Deformity Surgery
In a consecutive series of adult thoracolumbar spinal deformity patients, patient-specific rods reduced the odds of mechanical complications by over 50%. Adoption of patient-specific rods should be considered to optimize patient outcomes after adult spinal deformity surgery.
Authors
- Thomas A. Wozny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8396-1960)
- Aaron J. Clark
- Justin K. Scheer
- Alexa Semonche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8076-3937)
- Zach Pennington
- Sarah Hellwig
- Christopher P. Ames
- Vedat Deviren
- Anthony L. Mikula
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Operative Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/ons.0000000000001952
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00