Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0007p180 | (1) | ICCBH2019

A retrospective review of modern spine surgery in the skeletal dysplasia population

Lovecchio Francis , Shafi Karim , Steinhaus Michael , Samuel Andre , Farmer James , Sava Maria , Carter Erin , Raggio Cathleen

Objective: Existing case series examining outcomes following spine surgery for patients with skeletal dysplasias demonstrate high rates of complications. Yet, these earlier studies are from a single institution, contain surgeries performed almost 50 years ago, and only include patients with a diagnosis of achondroplasia. The objective is to determine contemporary outcomes after spinal surgery in patients with skeletal dypslasias, focusing on complications and revisions. We pre...