title: Smith-Petersen osteotomy in thoracolumbar deformity surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the technique and indications of a Smith-Petersen osteotomy in spinal deformity surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pertinent literature was reviewed to describe the indications and reported complications of this corrective technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The operative nuances of the technique are described.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A Smith-Petersen osteotomy is a safe and effective surgical technique to obtain correction of spinal deformity in both the sagittal and coronal planes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0338, USA. flamarca@umich.edu
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: La Marca
authors.forename: Hunter
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brumblay
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*