Complications of Spine Surgery: Editorial Comment

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Spine surgery, like other methods of invasive intervention, has specific common, and not so common, complications that may occur in the normal course of treatment. Any physician so treating a problem must be cognizant of the anticipated course subsequent to his or her management to understand when recovery fails to proceed normally. Such an acute awareness of treatment adverse events or complications will allow institution of appropriate remedial measures necessary for the best patient care and ultimately outcomes. As surgeons, we believe it is important to acknowledge and study our failures. This symposium reports original research on the potential complications of spine surgery to inform the orthopaedic and neurosurgical communities about possible best practices. …