@article{JSS3973,
author = {Rafael De la Garza Ramos and C. Rory Goodwin and Amit Jain and Daniel Martinez-Ramirez and Isaac O. Karikari and Daniel M. Sciubba},
title = {Inpatient morbidity after spinal deformity surgery in patients with movement disorders},
journal = {Journal of Spine Surgery},
volume = {3},
number = {4},
year = {2017},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: To investigate the inpatient perioperative morbidity rate of patients with movement disorders (MD) after spinal deformity surgery.
Methods: The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database from 2002 to 2011 was queried to identify adult patients with MD who underwent spinal deformity surgery. Complication rates were compared between patients with MD and controls. A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the effect of MD on outcome.
Results: A total of 365 patients with MD (3.3%) were identified among 11,043 patients undergoing surgery for spinal deformity. Patients with MD were on average 8 years older than the control group (67 vs. 59 years of age, P},
issn = {2414-4630}, url = {https://jss.amegroups.org/article/view/3973}
}