The Post-Op Glow-Up After Long Fusion to the Ilium

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Correcting adult spinal deformity (ASD) is no small feat — especially when it involves a long fusion to the ilium. But what happens to patients once they’ve survived the battle of the OR and lived to tell the tale?

Kei Watanabe, M.D., Ph.D. and his band of spine-savvy colleagues followed 70 fearless female patients through the wild journey of ≥7-level corrective fusion.