Richard A. Hostin, MD
At Southwest Scoliosis and Spine Institute, Dr. Richard Hostin is renowned for his expertise in treating complex spinal deformities. Board-certified and fellowship-trained, Dr. Hostin combines exceptional skill with a compassionate approach, ensuring each patient receives highly personalized, world-class care. Together with our dedicated team of nurses, care coordinators, and technicians, Dr. Hostin offers the most advanced spine treatments to help patients both, pediatric and adult, achieve their best outcomes.
Richard A. Hostin, MD
Dr. Richard A. Hostin is a board-certified spine surgeon fellowship-trained in orthopedic surgery. He treats a comprehensive range of spinal diseases and disorders that include scoliosis, complex spinal deformity; advanced spine surgery, degenerative conditions of the spine; and spinal trauma, tumors, and infections. Dr. Hostin is trained in modern spinal surgical techniques, including minimally invasive surgical methods. His practice focuses on primary and revision pediatric, adolescent, and adult spinal deformities.
He grew up in Southern California and earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley. He went on to complete medical school at the University of Oklahoma, earning membership in the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at UC Davis in Sacramento, California, and then went on to receive additional specialized training in spinal surgery during his fellowship at the Twin Cities Spine Center in Minneapolis.
Dr. Hostin is the medical director of the Medical City Scoliosis & Advanced Spine Center. Previously, he served as medical director of the Baylor Scott and White Scoliosis Center – Plano and Chief of Orthopedics at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center – Plano. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, Scoliosis Research Society, and International Spine Society Group. Dr. Hostin has contributed to numerous nationally renowned research projects and hundreds of other publications and projects, including book chapters regarding complex spine surgery.
Dr. Hostin specializes in the treatment of all types of Scoliosis, Complex Spine Disorders, and Revision Surgeries for children through adulthood.
- Scoliosis – all types and all ages of patients
- Spine Deformities
- Complex Spine Disorders
- Revision Surgery for failed back surgeries
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Complex Spine Conditions
- Disc Herniation
- Kyphosis
- Sciatica
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spine Deformity
- Stenosis of the spine
Outside of work, Dr. Hostin enjoys spending time with his wife, Savannah, and two children. He also enjoys traveling, recreational auto racing, and skiing.
Dr. Hostin has offices in Dallas and Plano.
He accepts new patients and most insurance plans.
Contact us today for an appointment!
AWARDS
Best Doctors Spinal Surgery (Scoliosis) 2024 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2013, and 2011 – D Magazine
Best Doctors in Collin County – 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Super Doctors – Top Doctors 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015.
Super Doctors – Rising Star 2014 and 2013.
Addison Top Doctors Award – 2014
Curriculum Vitae
Richard A Hostin MD
Pediatric and Adult Spine Surgeon
- Physician and Owner, Southwest Scoliosis and Spine Institute
- Medical Director of Pediatric Spine and Scoliosis, Medical City Children’s Hospital
- Medical Director of the Medical City Scoliosis & Advanced Spine Center
Education
- University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
- Doctor of Medicine
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Excellence in Research Award
- Honors Research Scholar
- University of California at Berkley
- Bachelor’s Degree – Psychology
Post-Graduate Training
- Twin Cities Spine Center
- Fellowship – Pediatric & Adult Spine Surgery
- University of California Davis at Berkley
- Chief Residency
- University of California Davis at Berkley
- Residency
- University of California Davis at Berkley
- Internship
- Texas Medical Board State License
- California Medical Board State License
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons
- Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Society Memberships
Licensures / Board Certifications
- American Academy of Orthopedics Surgeons
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- North American Spine Society
- Texas Spine Society
- HARMS / ISSG Active Fellow
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Texas Orthopaedic Association
- International Spine Study Group (ISSG)
- American Medical Association
- Collin-Fannin County Medical Society
Research in which Dr. Hostin participated
Open Access Content
November 2025
Impact of Complications on DRG Assignment for Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Using the ISSG-AO Classification System.
Description: Impact of Complications on DRG Assignment… When something goes wrong during major spine surgery (infection, bleeding, etc.), hospitals get paid using fixed Medicare codes (DRGs). This study showed that the current Medicare payment system doesn’t fairly capture how much harder and more expensive it is to care for patients who have complications — meaning hospitals often lose money treating the sickest scoliosis and deformity patients.
Description: Impact of cephalad versus caudal lumbar lordosis correction… When surgeons fix a severely curved or flat lower back, they can choose to put most of the curve correction in the upper or lower part of the lumbar spine. This paper showed that where you make the correction changes the final shape of the spine and affects pain, balance, and long-term results.
Description: Can experienced surgeons predict proximal junctional failure? Even the best deformity surgeons cannot reliably look at a patient’s X-rays and surgical plan and predict who will develop a “junction” problem (the spine breaking or bending just above a long fusion). This means we still need better tools and rules to prevent this common complication.
Description: Can experienced surgeons predict proximal junctional failure? Even the best deformity surgeons cannot reliably look at a patient’s X-rays and surgical plan and predict who will develop a “junction” problem (the spine breaking or bending just above a long fusion). This means we still need better tools and rules to prevent this common complication.
Description: PROMIS CAT outperforms legacy measures… New computer-adaptive questionnaires (PROMIS) are more accurate than old paper surveys at showing how much better patients feel two years after major scoliosis/deformity surgery — and proved that most patients return to normal levels of pain, function, and mental health.
Description: Does coronal plane deformity matter in cervicothoracic surgery?** Many patients with a stiff, hunched neck (cervicothoracic kyphosis) also have sideways scoliosis in the neck. This study showed that the sideways curve does affect final outcomes, so surgeons should pay attention to both the forward hunch and the side curve.
Description: Medicare’s benchmarking spinal DRGs… Medicare’s fixed payment buckets for complex spine surgery are too simple — they don’t account for how invasive the operation is, how long patients stay in hospital, or where they go after discharge. The system needs to be updated so hospitals aren’t punished for taking the hardest cases.
Surgical invasiveness, reoperation, and depression predict “super-utilization” A small group of deformity patients use a huge amount of medical resources (multiple surgeries, long hospital stays, readmissions). The biggest warning signs are: very invasive first surgeries, needing revision surgery, and having depression before the operation.
September 2025
Beyond Kyphosis: Modes of Failure at The Proximal Junction in Adult Spinal Deformity.
Beyond kyphosis: modes of failure at the proximal junction The “junction” above a long fusion can fail in many ways — not just bending (kyphosis), but also fractures, screw pull-outs, and ligament tears. Each type needs its own prevention strategy.
Late to extubate after cervical deformity surgery Some patients with severe neck deformities have trouble breathing after surgery and can’t have the breathing tube removed quickly. Risk factors include older age, obesity, and very stiff curves — knowing this helps plan safer anesthesia and ICU care.
Self-image in adult spinal deformity How bad a patient feels about their appearance is one of the strongest drivers of whether they choose surgery and how happy they are afterward — even more than pain or disability in some cases.
Are we getting better at achieving optimal lumbar alignment? Over the last decade, surgeons have steadily improved at restoring the ideal amount and shape of lower-back curve in complex cases, and patients with the “perfect” alignment report the best long-term results.
3-column osteotomies with vs. without cages When surgeons do big bone cuts (osteotomies) to straighten a rigid spine, adding an interbody cage (spacer between vertebrae) gives slightly better curve correction and fewer complications than doing the osteotomy alone.
June 2025
Age and Baseline Disability Inform Tradeoffs in Cost Utility of Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.
Age and baseline disability inform cost-utility Surgery for severe spinal deformity is extremely cost-effective in younger, very disabled patients, but the value drops in patients over 75 or those who are only mildly disabled — helping doctors and patients make smarter decisions.
Iatrogenic posterior translation… If the metal rods accidentally push the top vertebra backward during surgery, patients are much more likely to develop proximal junctional kyphosis later — a technical detail surgeons now watch carefully.
When is staging beneficial? For the most extreme deformities, doing the surgery in two separate operations (staged) instead of one long one-day surgery lowers complication rates in certain high-risk patients (very frail, huge curves, poor bone quality).
When is staging beneficial? For the most extreme deformities, doing the surgery in two separate operations (staged) instead of one long one-day surgery lowers complication rates in certain high-risk patients (very frail, huge curves, poor bone quality).
January 2025
The gap between surgeon goal and achieved sagittal alignment in adult cervical spine deformity surgery.
Gap between surgeon goal and achieved alignment in cervical deformity Even experienced surgeons often fall short of their planned neck curve correction — on average missing the target by 10–15 degrees — showing we still have room to improve surgical techniques for the neck.
Redefining clinically significant blood loss “Normal” blood loss numbers from textbooks don’t apply to big deformity cases. This paper proposed new, higher thresholds for when blood loss actually affects outcomes and requires extra treatment.
December 2024
Redefining Clinically Significant Blood Loss in Complex Adult Spine Deformity Surgery.
Redefining clinically significant blood loss “Normal” blood loss numbers from textbooks don’t apply to big deformity cases. This paper proposed new, higher thresholds for when blood loss actually affects outcomes and requires extra treatment.
Modern iatrogenic flatback syndrome Some patients who had shorter lumbar fusions years ago now have a flat lower back and pain because the original surgery didn’t create enough curve. This study defined how to recognize and fix this new man-made problem.
December 2024
Cause and effect of revisions in adult spinal deformity surgery: a multicenter study on outcomes based on etiology.
Cause and effect of revisions Why patients need revision surgery varies — some because of infection, some because of alignment failure, some because of implant breakage. Outcomes after revision depend heavily on the original reason for failure.
Outcomes when PJK patients were originally fused to upper vs. lower thoracic spine Patients whose first fusion stopped in the lower chest are more often develop junction problems later than those stopped higher up — important information when planning the original surgery.
Have outcomes improved for high-risk patients over time? Yes — over the last 10–15 years, even the oldest and sickest deformity patients are surviving surgery better, staying in hospital less time, and functioning better, thanks to better planning and techniques.
November 2024
Impact of Knee Osteoarthritis and Arthroplasty on Full-body Sagittal Alignment in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients.
Knee osteoarthritis and full-body alignment Bad knees force patients to stand differently, which affects the spine. Replacing arthritic knees can change spinal balance and sometimes improve symptoms in deformity patients.
October 2024
Unsupervised Clustering of Adult Spinal Deformity Patterns Predicts Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes.
Unsupervised clustering predicts outcomes Using artificial intelligence to group deformity patients by X-ray patterns (instead of surgeon opinion) does a better job predicting who will do well or poorly after surgery.
September 2024
Incremental Increase in Hospital Length of Stay Due to Complications of Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity.
Incremental increase in hospital stay due to complications Every complication adds predictable extra days in hospital — for example, a wound infection adds ~5 days, pneumonia adds ~8 days, etc. This helps hospitals plan staffing and costs.
September 2024
Benchmark Values for Construct Survival and Complications by Type of ASD Surgery
Benchmark values for construct survival Gave surgeons national “report cards” for how long rods/screws last depending on type of surgery — so patients can be told realistic expectations about needing more surgery later.
August 2024
Impact of Prior Cervical Fusion on Patients Undergoing Thoracolumbar Deformity Correction.
Previous neck fusion makes lower-back fixes harder Patients who already have a fused neck face higher risks and slightly worse results when they later need major lower-back deformity correction.
Hip & knee arthritis and whole-body posture Bad hips and knees force the spine into odd positions; fixing the joints can sometimes improve spinal balance and symptoms.
Walking tests predict pain & function better than X-rays Simple timed walking and balance tests before surgery tell us more about how patients will feel afterward than standing X-rays alone.
Blood-clot prevention drug (TXA) is safe even in risky patients Using tranexamic acid (TXA) to reduce bleeding was safe and did not raise blood-clot risk, even in patients who were thought to be high risk.
Shaping the bottom three lumbar segments Different techniques for restoring the curve in the lowest part of the lumbar spine give different final shapes and different complication rates.
New frailty score that doesn’t change after surgery Created a frailty index that stays stable after surgery so doctors can fairly compare how frail patients really were before the operation.
Is more complex surgery worth it? Adding extra steps and more complicated steps during deformity surgery does give better curve correction and happiness, but only up to a point — beyond that, risk outweighs reward.
Balance problems predict worse outcomes Patients who already complain of falling or unsteady walking before surgery have slower recovery and lower satisfaction afterward.
Hip arthritis is common in severe deformity patients Over half of patients needing major deformity surgery also have bad hips; treating both problems together gives the best results.
AI finds four types of deformity patients Machine learning sorted deformity patients into four groups that predict complications and outcomes far better than age or curve size alone.
February 2024
Validation of the Oswestry Disability Index in Adult Spinal Deformity.
Oswestry questionnaire works well in deformity The classic Oswestry back-pain questionnaire is still accurate and useful in patients with complex scoliosis and deformity
Timing and type of complications Most serious complications happen in the first 30 days; infections and lung problems peak early, while rod breaks happen later.
January 2024
Lumbar Lordosis Redistribution and Segmental Correction in Adult Spinal Deformity: Does it Matter?
Does redistributing lumbar curve matter? Simply making the overall lower-back curve bigger isn’t enough — how that curve is shared among the different levels makes a big difference in results.
Spinopelvic alignment and top vertebra level predict painful junction kyphosis How tilted the pelvis is and how high or low the fusion stops are the two biggest warning signs that a patient will later feel pain and collapse just above the rods.
November 2023
Alterations in Magnitude and Shape of Thoracic Kyphosis Following Surgical Correction for Adult Spinal Deformity.
Shape of the chest curve changes after big deformity surgery When surgeons straighten a badly hunched lower back, the mid-back (thoracic) curve often becomes flatter or even reverses direction; this is normal and usually helpful.
Neck deformity patients are frailer than lower-back deformity patients People needing surgery for a stiff, crooked neck are generally older, weaker, and have more medical problems than those needing lower-back fixes.
Faster surgery is safer surgery Longer operating time strongly predicts more bleeding, more complications, and longer hospital stays; keeping cases efficient improves everything.
New complication scoring system predicts hospital stay better A detailed score that counts every intervention needed for complications (not just “major vs minor”) tells hospitals much more accurately how long a patient will stay.
Going to rehab facility after surgery doesn’t prevent readmissions Sending patients to a nursing or rehab facility instead of straight home does not lower the chance of coming back to the hospital or needing more surgery.
September 2023
Economic burden of nonoperative treatment of adult spinal deformity.
Non-operative care for deformity is expensive too Bracing, injections, physical therapy, and pain meds for patients who never get surgery still cost society tens of thousands of dollars per year.
What happens if patients can’t bend their hips and knees to stand up straight Some deformity patients lose the ability to tilt their pelvis or bend their legs to compensate; those patients feel much worse and are harder to treat.
Staged front-and-back surgery vs same-day For identical huge deformities, doing front surgery one day and back surgery the next gives almost the same curve correction with slightly fewer complications.
Bad neck alignment before lower-back surgery makes junction problems more likely If the neck is already leaning too far forward before fixing the lower back, the risk of the spine kinking at the top of the fusion doubles
July 2023
Height Gain Following Correction of Adult Spinal Deformity.
Patients actually grow taller after deformity correction Fixing severe hunched spines gives an average height gain of 6–8 cm (2–3 inches) — a nice bonus patients love.
When NOT to operate A small group of patients get worse pain, more complications, and need more surgery; warning signs include very frail health and unrealistic expectations.
Updated prediction model for junction failure Combining modern alignment targets, stronger rods, and better bone quality data creates a much more accurate calculator for who will develop junction problems.
June 2023
Use of multiple rods and proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity surgery.
Using multiple rods cuts junction kyphosis in half Adding extra rods across the top of long fusions is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the spine from collapsing above the construct.
Patients and surgeons often disagree on whether surgery was worth it Doctors tend to rate results better than patients do; asking patients “Would you do it again?” is the best measure of true success.
Fusing to the pelvis vs stopping in the lower back For severe curves, going all the way to the pelvis gives better long-term correction and happiness than stopping at L4 or L5.
Medicare payments vary wildly between hospitals for the same surgery The exact same complex deformity case can be paid $40,000 at one center and $120,000 at another — mostly because of how complications are coded.
Medicare payments vary wildly between hospitals for the same surgery The exact same complex deformity case can be paid $40,000 at one center and $120,000 at another — mostly because of how complications are coded.
AI clustering finds hidden patterns that predict complications Computer analysis of X-rays spotted deformity patterns that human eyes miss and predicted perioperative problems better than traditional scoring.
3-year results of neck deformity surgery Patients with severe neck deformity who undergo big corrective surgery keep most of their improvement in pain and function at 3 years.
4-year nationwide results of adult deformity surgery Across hundreds of patients followed for 4 years, major spine straightening surgery still shows big improvements in pain, disability, and quality of life.
September 2022
The Benefit of Addressing Malalignment in Revision Surgery for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Following ASD Surgery.
Fixing alignment during revision for junction failure works When patients come back with a collapsed junction, doing a second surgery to restore proper spinal balance gives excellent long-term relief.
Big bone cuts (3-column osteotomies) are being used more often Surgeons are doing more aggressive bone removals than 10 years ago, and patients are getting bigger corrections with acceptable risk.
Complication rates have dropped over 10 years Thanks to better planning, stronger rods, and blood-saving techniques, serious complication rates for complex deformity surgery fell steadily from 2012–2022.
Junction failure rates have also improved over a decade Both sudden collapses and gradual bending above fusions happen less often now than 10 years ago because of better techniques and implants.
Long-term opioid users do worse and cost more Patients on narcotics before surgery have more pain afterward, lower satisfaction, and the surgery is less cost-effective.
January 2022
Increasing Cost Efficiency in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Identifying Predictors of Lower Total Costs.
September 2019
Cervical, Thoracic, and Spinopelvic Compensation After Proximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK): Does Location of PJK Matter?
May 2019
Comparison of Best Versus Worst Clinical Outcomes for Adult Cervical Deformity Surgery.
January 2019
Determinants of Patient Satisfaction 2 Years After Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Latent Class Analysis.
January 2019
Location of correction within the lumbar spine impacts acute adjacent-segment kyphosis.
December 2018
Prospective Multicenter Assessment of All-Cause Mortality Following Surgery for Adult Cervical Deformity.
April 2018
Inter- and Intra-rater Reliability of the Hart-ISSG Proximal Junctional Failure Severity Scale.
February 2018
Cost-utility analysis of cervical deformity surgeries using 1-year outcome.
January 2018
Frailty and Health-Related Quality of Life Improvement Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.
November 2017
Sagittal alignment and complications following lumbar 3-column osteotomy: does the level of resection matter?
July 2017
Cell Saver for Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Reduces Cost.
November 2016
Impact of obesity on complications, infection, and patient-reported outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery.
September 2016
Impact of spine surgery complications on costs associated with management of adult spinal deformity.
August 2016
impact of cost valuation on cost-effectiveness in adult spine deformity surgery.
April 2016
A Multicenter Comparison of Inpatient Resource Use for Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.
August 2015
Reliability assessment of a novel cervical spine deformity classification system.
February 2013
Proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure.
February 2013
Health economic analysis of adult deformity surgery.
October 2011
Acute reciprocal changes distant from the site of spinal osteotomies affect global postoperative alignment.
September 2011
Multicenter validation of a formula predicting postoperative spinopelvic alignment.
February 2005
Importance of the peridural membrane in percutaneous vertebroplasty.
Presentations / Posters
2010 Acute Proximal Junctional Failure Following Long Posterior Fusion for Spinal Deformity: Risk Factors and Radiographic Analysis Comparing Thoracolumbar to Upper Thoracic Failures (IMAST podium)
2010 Treatment Parameters and Injury Mechanisms Associated with Acute Proximal Junctional Failure Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Deformity (IMAST e-poster)
2008 Mechanical DVT Prophylaxis and Ultrasound Screening Is Not Effective in Preventing Pulmonary Embolism in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery (NASS podium / IMAST e-poster)
2008 Increasing Pain and Disability, Rather Than Deformity, Determine Treatment Modality for Older Patients with Adult Scoliosis (SRS podium / NASS podium) 2008 Efficacy of Posterior-Only Approach and Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Extension of Previous Long Fusion to the Sacro-pelvis; Preliminary Data (IMAST podium)
2008 Does vertebral level of Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy correlate with degree of spino-pelvic parameter correction? (SRS podium / NASS poster IMAST poster)
2008 Validating predictive models of spino-pelvic alignment: pre- and post-operative analysis of 70 adults suffering from sagittal plane malalignment (IMAST e-poster)
2007 Outcomes of Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Fixed Sagittal Imabalance (IMAST e-poster)
2007 Outcomes of Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Fixed Sagittal Imabalance (NASS e-poster)
2007 Complications of Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy (NASS podium) 2007 Revision Screw Strategies for Cervical Spine Fixation (IMAST podium)
Publications
2010 Alignment Failures Following Thoracic Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomies. Lafage, Bess, Schwab, Klineberg, Hostin, Burton, Shaffrey, Smith, ISSG
2010 Off Label Use of rhBMP2 in Spinal Surgery: Significant Variation in Amount, Location, and Use in Spine Surgery. Klineberg, Gupta, Wood, Burton, Akbarnia, Boachie, Cunningham, Hart, Hostin, Mundis, Schwab, Shaffrey, Smith, Bess, ISSG
2010 Changes in Thoracic Kyphosis Negatively Impact Sagittal Alignment Following Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy. Lafage, Klineberg, Schwab, Akbarnia, Ames, Boachie, Burton, Hart, Hostin, Shaffrey, Wood, Bess, ISSG
2010 Risk Factors for Major Peri-operative Complications in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Multi-center Review of 953 Consecutive Patients. Schwab, Hawkinson, Lafage, Hart, Mundis, Burton, Line, Akbarnia, Boachie, Hostin, Shaffrey, Smith, Wood, Bess, ISSG
2010 Common Mathematical Formulas Fail to Predict Postoperative Sagittal Alignment: Confirmation of a Need for More Advanced Equations. Smith, Bess, Shaffrey, Burton, Hart, Hostin, ISSG
2010 Thoracic Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Adult Spinal Deformity Improves Regional Spinal Deformity and Pelvic Tilt. Bess , Schwab, Lafage, Hostin, Ames, Klineberg, Boachie, Burton, Hart, Shaffrey, Smith, ISSG
2009 Patients Perceive Perioperative Complications as More Severe and Having Greater Negative Consequences than Surgeons. Cabalo, Bess, Lanning, Akbarnia, Boachie-Adjei, Burton, Gupta, Hostin, Shaffrey, Wood, Kebaish, Cunningham, Hart, ISSG
2009 Extension Of Previous Fusions to the Sacro-Pelvis Vs. Primary Spino-Pelvic Fusions in the Setting Of Adult Deformity: A Comparison of Health Related Quality of Life Measures and Complications. Burton , Kebaish, Shaffrey, Schwab, Hostin, Shelokov, Bess, Boachie-Adjei, Akbarnia, ISSG
2009 Outcomes and Complications of Extension of Previous Long Fusion to the Sacro-Pelvis: Does Surgical Approach Make a Difference? Burton , Boachie-Adjei, Shaffrey, Schwab, Hostin, Shelokov, Bess, Akbarnia, ISSG
2009 The Impact of Reciprocal Regional Alignment Changes Distant from the Site of Spinal Osteotomies Affects Post-Operative Spinal Balance. Lafage, Schwab, Boachie-Adjei, Farcy, Shelokov, Hostin, Hart, Akbarnia, O’Brien, Burton, Shaffrey, ISSG
2009 PSO Failures can be Predicted by High Pre-Op SVA And Pelvic Tilt. Lafage, Schwab, Smith, Farcy, Boachie-Adjei, Shelokov, Hostin, Hart, Akbarnia, O’Brien, Burton, Shaffrey, ISSG
2009 Pre-Operative Pelvic Parameters Must be Considered to Achieve Adequate Sagittal Balance After Lumbar Osteotomy. Schwab, Lafage, Shaffrey, Farcy, Boachie-Adjei, Shelokov, Hostin, Hart, Akbarnia, O’Brien, Burton, ISSG
2009 Major Complications Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Is There A High Risk Patient Profile? Hawkinson,Schwab, Kelly, Farcy, Mundis, Cunningham, Akbarnia, Hostin, Hart, Boachie-Adjei, Burton, Klineberg, Shaffrey, Bess, ISSG
2008 A biomechanical evaluation of three revision screw strategies for failed lateral mass fixation. Spine.
2008 Oct 15;33(22):2415-21. 2005 Importance of the peridural membrane in percutaneous vertebroplasty. Hostin R, Carr J, Gupta M, Hazelwood S, Dublin A. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2005 Feb;18(1):34-9. 2003 Hostin R, James M. Reconstruction of the hypoplastic thumb. JASSH. 2004 Nov; 4(4):275-290.