Depressing to think there is a testimonial bias
First. I am really glad you posted. I hope others who didn't have the outcome that was hoped for will take a cue from you and post. It is impossible to get a clear picture of this situation if the testimonials are biased towards only optimal outcomes. It actually depresses me to think about this.
Now there will always be high biases skewing the testimonials because these testimonials are too small a sample size from the actual surgical population. The chances of this small sample actually reflecting anything real are extremely low. But when something like this comes up it is a wake up call to at least remind people that there is a huge bias here.
Can I just ask what your curves were when you had your surgery? It might be that extremely large curves can only be helped so much. Before pedicle screws, it probably made sense to wait. In the era of pedicle screws, that case seems harder to make though we need way more data.
[ETA:] Also what levels were fused? Adjacent level disease is still an issue with some fusions as Karen pointed out.
I hope you continue posting. I think there is something to learn in almost every testimonial.
Originally posted by csc
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Now there will always be high biases skewing the testimonials because these testimonials are too small a sample size from the actual surgical population. The chances of this small sample actually reflecting anything real are extremely low. But when something like this comes up it is a wake up call to at least remind people that there is a huge bias here.
Can I just ask what your curves were when you had your surgery? It might be that extremely large curves can only be helped so much. Before pedicle screws, it probably made sense to wait. In the era of pedicle screws, that case seems harder to make though we need way more data.
[ETA:] Also what levels were fused? Adjacent level disease is still an issue with some fusions as Karen pointed out.
I hope you continue posting. I think there is something to learn in almost every testimonial.
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