Background: Surgical repair is a common method of treatment of acute Achilles rupture in
North America because, despite a higher risk of overall complications, it has been believed to …

Study Design. Analysis of prospectively collected multicenter data. Objective. To explore the
relationship between preoperative expectations and postoperative outcomes and …

Study Design. A multicenter, prospective review of surgical patients with adult spine deformity.
Objective. Assessment of the incidence, risk factor, and impact of radiographical and …

Background: The surgical procedure to treat adult spinal deformity is challenging, with high
rates of complications, including revision procedures performed to repair instrumentation …

Background Context Obesity as a comorbidity in spine pathology may increase the risk of
complications following surgical treatment. The body mass index (BMI) threshold at which …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis. Objective. Determine whether deformity corrections
should vary by pelvic incidence (PI). Summary of Background Data. Alignment targets for …

Study Design: Retrospective review of prospective database. Objective: Complication rates
for adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery vary widely because there is no accepted system for …

Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. Determine whether alignment or myelopathy
improvement drives patient outcomes after cervical deformity (CD) corrective surgery. …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis. Objective. To define thoracic compensation and
investigate its association with postoperative reciprocal thoracic kyphosis and proximal junctional …

Background context Cervical deformity (CD) is prevalent among patients with adult spinal
deformity (ASD). The effect of baseline cervical alignment on achieving optimal thoracolumbar …