PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Phil
ED  - Bess, Shay
TI  - Operative Treatment of ASD Improves Disease State and Physical Function
DP  - 2015 Feb 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 12--13
VI  - 14
IP  - 50
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/50/12.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/50/12.full
AB  - Patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) have levels of disability similar to patients with cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and lung disease. The level of disability increases with increasing sagittal malalignment. This article presented recent data from a 2-year prospective multicenter analysis, titled Operative Treatment of ASD Improves Disease State and Physical Function Regardless of Age and Deformity Type, While Nonoperative Treatment Has No Impact.