title: Timing of surgical staging in adult spinal deformity surgery: is later better?
abstract: Hassanzadeh H, Gjolaj JP, El Dafrawy MH, et al. The timing of surgical staging has a significant impact on the complications and functional outcomes of adult spinal deformity surgery. Spine J 2013;13:1717-22 (in this issue).
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors: Adam L
authors: AL
authors: Wollowick
authors: Daniel G
authors: DG
authors: Kang
authors: Ronald A
authors: RA
authors: Lehman
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*