Adult Spinal Deformity: Principles, Approaches, and Advances

Posted On 2026-07-21 15:35:35

This special series on “Adult Spinal Deformity: Principles, Approaches, and Advances” was co-edited by Dr. Mark J. Lambrechts and Dr. Munish C. Gupta, from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Review Article | Orthopedics
Updates on the prevention and treatment of cervicothoracic distal junctional failure: a narrative review
Frank A. Martinez, Timothy W. Torrez, Christopher L. McDonald, Erik B. Gerlach, Brian A. Karamian

Review Article | Orthopedics
Adult thoracolumbar deformity: critical appraisal of radiographs, understanding the angles, and predictors of optimal patient improvement—a review
Alekos A. Theologis

Review Article | Orthopedics
Updates on the current concepts to prevent thoracolumbar proximal junctional kyphosis and failure: a narrative review
Ashley Knebel, Manjot Singh, Michael J. Farias, Joseph E. Nassar, Renaud Lafage, Landon Paulino, Alan H. Daniels, Bassel G. Diebo

Review Article | Orthopedics
A clinical practice review of optimizing the approach for correction of thoracolumbar deformity—when and how to perform anterior releases and fusion
Brian M. Phelps, Munish C. Gupta

Review Article | Orthopedics
Comparison and clinical applicability analysis of all-posterior, combined anterior-posterior, and combined lateral-posterior approaches in adult spinal deformities: a narrative review
Garrison P. Bentz, Christopher Diaz, Nicholas A. Pallotta, Mark J. Lambrechts

Review Article | Orthopedics
Biologics for fusion in adult spinal deformity: a review
Michelle A. Zabat, Robert Uzzo, Francis Lovecchio

Review Article | Neurosurgery
Use of supplemental rods in long posterior sacropelvic fusions for adult spinal deformity
Thomas J. Buell, Ricardo J. Fernandez-de Thomas, Justin S. Smith, Munish C. Gupta

Disclosure:
The series “Adult Spinal Deformity: Principles, Approaches, and Advances” was commissioned by the editorial office, AME Surgical Journal without any sponsorship or funding. Mark J. Lambrechts and Munish C. Gupta served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.