The International Spine Study Group works to consistently put forward high quality, meaningful research. The findings are shared via podium presentations, posters, and published manuscripts. Explore all publications from the ISSG here.
Buckland AJ, Vigdorchik J, Schwab FJ, et al. Acetabular Anteversion Changes Due to Spinal Deformity Correction: Bridging the Gap between Hip and Spine Surgeons. J Bone Jt Surg - Am Vol 2014;97:1913–20. Read more...
Slobodyanyuk K, Poorman CE, Smith JS, et al. Clinical improvement through nonoperative treatment of adult spinal deformity: Who is likely to benefit? Neurosurg Focus;36. Epub ahead of print 2014. DOI: 10.3171/2014.3.FOCUS1426. Read more...
Liu S, Schwab F, Smith JS, et al. Likelihood of reaching minimal clinically important difference in adult spinal deformity: A comparison of operative and nonoperative treatment. Ochsner J 2014;14:67–77. Read more...
Scheer JK, Lafage V, Smith JS, et al. Maintenance of radiographic correction at 2 years following lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy is superior with upper thoracic compared with thoracolumbar junction upper instrumented vertebra. Eur Spine J 2014;24:121–30. Read more...
Fu K-MG, Bess S, Shaffrey CI, et al. Patients with adult spinal deformity treated operatively report greater baseline pain and disability than patients treated nonoperatively; However, deformities differ between age groups. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2014;39:1401–7. Read more...
Lafage V, Blondel B, Smith JS, et al. Preoperative planning for pedicle subtraction osteotomy: Does pelvic tilt matter? Spine Deform 2014;2:358–66. Read more...
Smith JS, Lafage V, Schwab FJ, et al. Prevalence and type of cervical deformity among 470 adults with thoracolumbar deformity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976);39. Epub ahead of print 2014. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000432. Read more...
Smith JS, Shaffrey E, Klineberg E, et al. Prospective multicenter assessment of risk factors for rod fracture following surgery for adult spinal deformity. J Neurosurg Spine 2014;21:994–1003. Read more...
Moal B, Schwab F, Ames CP, et al. Radiographic outcomes of adult spinal deformity correction: A critical analysis of variability and failures across deformity patterns. Spine Deform 2014;2:219–25. Read more...
Clark AJ, Garcia RM, Keefe MK, et al. Results of the AANS membership survey of adult spinal deformity knowledge: Impact of training, practice experience, and assessment of potential areas for improved education. J Neurosurg Spine 2014;21:640–7. Read more...
Fu K-MG, Smith JS, Burton DC, et al. Revision extension to the pelvis versus primary spinopelvic instrumentation in adult deformity: Comparison of clinical outcomes and complications. World Neurosurg 2014;82:E547–52. Read more...
Maier SP, Smith JS, Schwab FJ, et al. Revision surgery after 3-column osteotomy in 335 patients with adult spinal deformity intercenter variability and risk factors. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2014;39:881–5. Read more...
Haque RM, Mundis Jr. GM, Ahmed Y, et al. Comparison of radiographic results after minimally invasive, hybrid, and open surgery for adult spinal deformity: A multicenter study of 184 patients. Neurosurg Focus;36. Epub ahead of print 2014. DOI: 10.3171/2014.3.FOCUS1424. Read more...
Smith JS, Singh M, Klineberg E, et al. Surgical treatment of pathological loss of lumbar lordosis (flatback) in patients with normal sagittal vertical axis achieves similar clinical improvement as surgical treatment of elevated sagittal vertical axis: Clinical article. J Neurosurg Spine 2014;21:160–70. Read more...
Mummaneni PVM, Shaffrey CI, Lenke LG, et al. The minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery algorithm: A reproducible rational framework for decision making in minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery. Neurosurg Focus;36. Epub ahead of print 2014. DOI: 10.3171/2014.3.FOCUS1413. Read more...
Ryan DJ, Protopsaltis TS, Ames CP, et al. T1 pelvic angle (TPA) effectively evaluates sagittal deformity and assesses radiographical surgical outcomes longitudinally. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2014;39:1203–10. Read more...
Protopsaltis T, Schwab F, Bronsard N, et al. The T1 pelvic angle, a novel radiographic measure of global sagittal deformity, accounts for both spinal inclination and pelvic tilt and correlates with health-related quality of life. J Bone Jt Surg - Am Vol 2014;96:1631–40. Read more...
McCarthy IM, Hostin RA, Ames CP, et al. Total hospital costs of surgical treatment for adult spinal deformity: An extended follow-up study. Spine J 2014;14:2326–33. Read more...
Kim HJ, Boachie-Adjei O, Shaffrey CI, et al. Upper thoracic versus lower thoracic upper instrumented vertebrae endpoints have similar outcomes and complications in adult scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976);39. Epub ahead of print 2014. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000339. Read more...
Bianco K, Norton R, Schwab F, et al. Complications and intercenter variability of three-column osteotomies for spinal deformity surgery: A retrospective review of 423 patients. Neurosurg Focus;36. Epub ahead of print 2014. DOI: 10.3171/2014.2.FOCUS1422. Read more...
Uribe JS, Deukmedjian AR, Mummaneni PV, et al. Complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: An analysis of minimally invasive, hybrid, and open surgical techniques. Neurosurg Focus;36. Epub ahead of print 2014. DOI: 10.3171/2014.3.FOCUS13534. Read more...
Bess S, Line BG, Lafage V, et al. Does recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 use in adult spinal deformity increase complications and are complications associated with location of rhBMP-2 Use? A prospective, multicenter study of 279 consecutive patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2014;39:233–42. Read more...
Scheer JK, Lafage V, Smith JS, et al. Impact of age on the likelihood of reaching a minimum clinically important difference in 374 three-column spinal osteotomies: Clinical article. J Neurosurg Spine 2014;20:306–12. Read more...
Sparrey CJ, Bailey JF, Safaee M, et al. Etiology of lumbar lordosis and its pathophysiology: A review of the evolution of lumbar lordosis, and the mechanics and biology of lumbar degeneration. Neurosurg Focus;36. Epub ahead of print 2014. DOI: 10.3171/2014.1.FOCUS13551. Read more...
McCarthy I, O’Brien M, Ames C, et al. Incremental cost-effectiveness of adult spinal deformity surgery: Observed quality-adjusted life years with surgery compared with predicted quality-adjusted life years without surgery. Neurosurg Focus;36. Epub ahead of print 2014. DOI: 10.3171/2014.3.FOCUS1415. Read more...
Wang MY, Mummaneni PV, Fu KG, et al. Less invasive surgery for treating adult spinal deformities: Ceiling effects for deformity correction with 3 different techniques. Neurosurg Focus;36. Epub ahead of print 2014. DOI: 10.3171/2014.3.FOCUS1423. Read more...