A retrospective study of two tertiary referral institutions included 103 consecutive patients who underwent fusion extending form the thoracic spine to the pelvis for degenerative conditions. There was a 4 percent mortality rate and the mean hospital stay was 12±7 days.
Approximately 55 percent of the patients were discharged to a rehabilitation facility and 12 percent experienced at least one major complication. Thirty-five percent made unplanned visits to the OR and 17 percent had documented new persistent neurological deficit that was still present at the final clinical visit.
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