More info on Dr. Anand and minimally invasive surgery for adult scoliosis.
Q: What are the advantages of performing this combination of three procedures to the traditional open procedure for adult lumbar degenerative scoliosis?
NA: When we published the first article on the results of this procedure, the biggest thing was the decrease in blood loss among the patients we were treating. The elderly patients were able to deal with that better. They were up and walking around faster and able to recover so much better than patients undergoing the open procedure. That was the first thing we saw. As we went along and got more comfortable with the procedure, we were able to treat 70-90 degree curves minimally invasively. We published our 1-3 year results last year with the statistically significant outcomes in every domain. Now we are looking at the 2-4 year results. We've come a long way and are very comfortable doing these types of operations.
The other big advantage is that normally with deformities we put screws in the pelvis to create the solid foundation at the base of the spine for these long constructs. We npw use the AxialLIF minimally invasive screw, to build this foundation and so we have no need to put these long screws in the pelvis. Twenty-five percent of patients with the long pelvic screws come back for revisions because it breaks down. Now we are avoiding those problems. There are a lot of advantages to performing these types of procedures and a lot of people are slowly getting into it.
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NA: When we published the first article on the results of this procedure, the biggest thing was the decrease in blood loss among the patients we were treating. The elderly patients were able to deal with that better. They were up and walking around faster and able to recover so much better than patients undergoing the open procedure. That was the first thing we saw. As we went along and got more comfortable with the procedure, we were able to treat 70-90 degree curves minimally invasively. We published our 1-3 year results last year with the statistically significant outcomes in every domain. Now we are looking at the 2-4 year results. We've come a long way and are very comfortable doing these types of operations.
The other big advantage is that normally with deformities we put screws in the pelvis to create the solid foundation at the base of the spine for these long constructs. We npw use the AxialLIF minimally invasive screw, to build this foundation and so we have no need to put these long screws in the pelvis. Twenty-five percent of patients with the long pelvic screws come back for revisions because it breaks down. Now we are avoiding those problems. There are a lot of advantages to performing these types of procedures and a lot of people are slowly getting into it.
http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine...in-los-angeles
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