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Complications: Pseudoarthrosis/Nonunion

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Pseudoarthrosis or nonunion of the spine is a well-known complication of large deformity surgery. The identification and prevention of nonunion begins with patient selection, the index surgery, and extends into the postoperative period with close monitoring. We discuss patient factors, surgical factors, diagnosis, and treatment of pseudoarthrosis and nonunion of the spine.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y St, Suite 3800, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA

    Raj Kullar M.D., Eric Klineberg M.D. & Munish Gupta M.D.

  2. Adult and Pediatric Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Davis Health System, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3800, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA

    Eric Klineberg M.D. & Munish Gupta M.D.

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  1. University of Colorado, Denver Dept. Orthopaedics, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    Vikas V. Patel

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

    Alpesh Patel

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    James S. Harrop

  4. University of Colorado, Denver Dept. Orthopaedics, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    Evalina Burger

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Kullar, R., Klineberg, E., Gupta, M. (2014). Complications: Pseudoarthrosis/Nonunion. In: Patel, V., Patel, A., Harrop, J., Burger, E. (eds) Spine Surgery Basics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34126-7_41

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