The researcher examined 501 patients who underwent thoracolumbar fusion for adult spinal deformity and 382 met the inclusion criteria. Here are five things to know:
1. There were 51 patients who had revision surgery for proximal junctional failure with a $3.2 million total direct cost.
2. The average direct cost of the initial operation for the cohort was $68,294, which was significantly greater than the revisions, with an individual cost of $55,547.
3. The upper thoracic area had a significantly higher average cost index for operations — $79,860 — as compared to the thoracolumbar junction at $65,868.
4. The PJF-revision cases were similar in average cost between the upper thoracic and thoracolumbar junction, which reported costs at $60,103 and $53,920 respectively.
5. The cost of the PJF added 12.1 percent to the total index surgical cost in 382 patients.
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