Turkish Neurosurgery 2014 , Vol 24 , Num 1
Adult Deformity
Ali Fahir OZER1, Tuncay KANER2, Mehmet SENOL2
1Koc University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
2Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Adult deformity, which occurs with degeneration of the spine, is a pathology that has been seen usually in the older population. The patients with adult deformity have a pain and disability that develops within time. Adult deformity is different from adolescence idiopathic scoliosis because of its features. Primary degenerative scoliosis is the most common situation in adult deformities. Posterior dynamic stabilization systems can be used at the beginning period of progressive adult deformity. The treatment of adult deformity and scoliosis in advanced cases includes fusion along with osteotomies and instrumentations. Adult deformity has also high rates of both morbidity and complication. Keywords : Spinal deformity, Adult degenerative scoliosis, Fusion, Osteotomies
Corresponding author : Ali Fahir Ozer, alifahirozer@gmail.com