Adult Degenerative Scoliosis

James S Harrop MD FACS Professor of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, Director, Division of Spine and Peripheral Nerve Disorders, Neurosurgical Director Delaware Valley SCI Centre, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA Ahmed J Awad MD Post-Doctoral Fellow, Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine Alexander R Vaccaro MD PhD The Everett and Marion Gordon Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Medical Centre, Philadelphia, USA

Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis           





Thoracolumbar Spine Anatomy and Pathoetiology of Degenerative Scoliosis
Imaging and Radiographic Measurement Techniques for Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis 
The Importance of Spinal Balance in the Management of Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis
Natural History of Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis
Differences Biomechanically and Clinically Between De Novo Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis and Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis


Surgical Planning





When Is Posterior Decompression Alone Adequate in the Setting of Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis
Determining Fusion Levels in Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis
Is An Interbody Fusion Always Necessary?
The Lateral Approach as a Stand-Alone Technique for Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis-Outcome Assessment
When Does One Stop at L5 as A Distal Fusion Level Instead of the Sacrum In Multilevel Fusions For Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis


Surgical Techniques





Anterior Approaches (Retroperitoneal/ Transperitoneal)
Posterior Fusion Techniques for Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis
Ponte Osteotomies
Smith Peterson Osteotomies
Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomies
Vertebral Column Resection
The Lateral Approach
Sacral Pelvic Fixation Strategies in the Setting of Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis
Circumferential Approaches
MIS  Techniques