An article recently published in The Spine Journal found that survival rate for primary spinal fusion in adult scoliosis patients was 89.8 percent at one year postoperatively.
The study examined 59 patients 21 years or older that underwent
primary surgery for idiopathic or degenerative curves and were followed
for minimum of two years postoperatively. Survival rate at three years
was 73.4 percent and 64 percent at five years. At 10 years
postoperatively, the survival rate was 60.9 percent.
Over the entire follow-up period, 35.6 percent of patients underwent
revision surgery, with the most common reasons for the revision being:
• Painful/prominent implants
• Adjacent segment disease
• Infection
• Adjacent segment disease
• Infection
A higher revision rate was found among American Society of
Anesthesiologists Type II patients and double surgical approach
patients.
Source : Becker's Spine Review , 16th Dec 2013
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