Perioperative complications following spinal fusion in idiopathic scoliosis: A review of 825 cases from the German Spine Registry (DWG-register) - Perioperative complications in idiopathic scoliosis.

Background: Overview of the literature: Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is most commonly developed during adolescence and affects 2%-3% of the population. The overall complication rate for corrective surgeries in adolescent IS patients is described as 6.3%.

Perioperative complications in primary intramedullary tumors of the spine in adults. A multicenter surveillance study of 307 patients from the German Spine Registry (DWG-Register).

Background: Intramedullary tumors represent only 10% of the spectrum of spinal tumors. Their management is not an easy task and depends essentially on the surgical resection which can be very challenging. The main aim of our study was to analyze the complication rate in intramedullary tumors as well as postoperative outcome after intramedullary tumor resection.

Incidence of early postoperative complications requiring surgical revision for recurrent lumbar disc herniation after spinal surgery: a retrospective observational study of 9,310 patients from the German Spine Register.

Background: The recurrence rate in lumbar disc herniations (LDH) has been reported between 5 and 25%. There are only few data about this phenomenon that occurs within days of the initial operation. We analyse early recurrent LDH by analysis of data from the German Spine register.