The Cost Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in the Treatment of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis: A Comparison of Trans-psoas and Open Techniques

: Surgical treatment improves quality of life in patients with adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS). However, open ADS surgeries are complex, large magnitude operations associated with a high rate of complications. The lateral trans-psoas interbody fusion technique is a less invasive alternative to open ADS surgery, but less invasive techniques tend to be more expensive. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the trans-psoas technique for patients with ADS over a 12-month time horizon from a public payer perspective.

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