2021
A Two-Surgeon Approach Improves Performance for Young Surgeons in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Bassett W, Caruso C, Adolfsen S, McPartland T, Bowe JA, Tuason D. A Two-Surgeon Approach Improves Performance for Young Surgeons in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Orthopedics 2021, 44: e347-e352. PMID: 34039196, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20210414-05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPercent curve correctionBlood lossCurve correctionPrimary surgeonSurgeon groupIdiopathic scoliosisExperienced surgeon groupLength of surgerySurgical blood lossLength of staySignificant shorter lengthSignificant differencesTwo-surgeon approachOperative timePrimary diagnosisSurgeon experienceIS groupExperienced surgeonsSurgeryInexperienced surgeonsLenke classificationSurgeonsSurgical metricsStay
2020
Use of intraoperative navigation for posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery is safe to consider
Moore HG, Samuel AM, Burroughs PJ, Pathak N, Tuason DA, Grauer JN. Use of intraoperative navigation for posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery is safe to consider. Spine Deformity 2020, 9: 403-410. PMID: 33025389, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-020-00218-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildHumansKyphosisOperative TimeScoliosisSpinal FusionSurgical Navigation SystemsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisNon-navigated patientsPerioperative adverse outcomesPosterior spinal fusionUse of navigationPosterior fusionAdverse outcomesSpinal fusionShort-term adverse eventsPost-operative hospital stayAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgeryStereotactic navigationNon-navigated casesNSQIP-Pediatric databaseThirty-day outcomesYear of procedureLonger operative timeIdiopathic scoliosis surgeryLength of stayIntraoperative navigationNational pediatric databaseHospital stayPerioperative outcomesAdverse eventsPediatric patients