Table 3 Number of patients undergoing pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO), fusion for spine deformity and posterior spine fusion who were diagnosed with adult spine deformity by year in the United States (US) Private Insurance Database (Medicare not included) represented in the PearlDiver Database
Year | Number of procedures | Patients in database | US estimates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PSO | Fusion for deformity | Posterior spine fusion | Adult spine deformity | PSO | Fusion for deformity | Posterior spine fusion | Adult spine deformity | ||
2008 | 33 | 766 | 8,111 | 90,820 | 26,345,000 | 346 | 8,030 | 85,031 | 952,100 |
2009 | 38 | 750 | 8,172 | 91,686 | 24,625,000 | 430 | 8,496 | 92,572 | 1,038,620 |
2010 | 67 | 795 | 8626 | 93,537 | 24,810,000 | 756 | 8,975 | 97,386 | 1,056,018 |
2011 | 61 | 734 | 8,424 | 99,099 | 25,870,000 | 661 | 7,959 | 91,348 | 1,074,609 |
Total | 199 | 3,045 | 33,333 | 375,142 | 198,876,000 | 2,178 | 33,327 | 364,826 | 4,105,885 |