Artificial Intelligence Based Hierarchical Clustering of Patient Types and Intervention Categories in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Towards a New Classification Scheme that Predicts Quality and Value.

Journal: Spine
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Abstract

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of prospectively-collected, multicenter adult spinal deformity (ASD) databases.

Authors

  • Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, 1215 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
  • Ferran Pellisé
    Spine Surgery Unit, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Michael Kelly
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri.
  • Ahmet Alanay
    Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Emre Acaroğlu
    Ankara Spine Center, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Francisco Javier Sánchez Pérez-Grueso
    Spine Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
  • Frank Kleinstück
    Spine Center Division, Department of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Schulthess Klinik, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Ibrahim Obeid
    Spine Surgery Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France.
  • Alba Vila-Casademunt
    Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Christopher I Shaffrey
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, 1215 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
  • Douglas Burton
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
  • Virginie Lafage
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 306 E 15th Street, Suite 1F, New York, NY 10003, USA.
  • Frank Schwab
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 306 E 15th Street, Suite 1F, New York, NY 10003, USA.
  • Shay Bess
    Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, 2055 High Street, Suite 130, Denver, CO 80205, USA.
  • Miquel Serra-Burriel
    Center for Research in Health and Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.