Unexpected readmission after lung cancer surgery: A benign event?
Unplanned readmissions are not rare after resection for non-small cell lung cancer. Such events are associated with a greater risk of short- and long-term mortality. With the renewed national focus on readmissions and potential financial disincentives, greater resource allocation is needed to identify patients at risk and develop measures to avoid the associated adverse outcomes.
The present study confirms the ability of the all-pedicle screw construct to reach the maximum coronal plane correction and prevent deformity progression while maintaining balance. CoCr rods have the ability to exert higher corrective forces on the spine with relatively small amounts of rod deformation. Our findings confirm that CoCr rods have the ability to produce higher correction rates in frontal plane compared to SS rods of the same diameter.