Spine deformityPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-07-29DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00930-y
K Aaron Shaw, Joshua S Murphy, Ryan Koehler, Hilary Harris, Numera Sachwani, Robert Bruce, Dennis Devito, Michael Schmitz, Jorge Fabregas, Daniel Raftis, Just West, Nicholas Fletcher
{"title":"In-hospital post-operative fever after posterior spinal fusion for neuromuscular scoliosis in non-ambulatory cerebral palsy patients: is there value for clinical workup for an isolated fever?","authors":"K Aaron Shaw, Joshua S Murphy, Ryan Koehler, Hilary Harris, Numera Sachwani, Robert Bruce, Dennis Devito, Michael Schmitz, Jorge Fabregas, Daniel Raftis, Just West, Nicholas Fletcher","doi":"10.1007/s43390-024-00930-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43390-024-00930-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Children with neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS) resultant to cerebral palsy (CP) are at a heightened risk for complications following surgical treatment. These children have a reported 22-64% rate of post-operative fever development, and additional fever workup has been shown to have limited clinical utility. However, this has yet to be investigated in the setting of an accelerated discharge (AD) pathway.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective review of children with non-ambulatory CP treated at 2 centers with posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for NMS was performed. One institution uses a standardized AD post-operative pathway for NMS patients, whereas the second institution had no standard pathway. A post-operative fever was defined as temperature > 38.5 °C. Target outcome variables included the development of a fever as well as re-admission within 90 days of surgery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 122 non-ambulatory children were identified (82% GMFCS V, mean 14.3 ± 3.4 years at surgery). A post-operative fever was documented in 75.4% of patients (N = 92) and all additional culture studies reported negative results. Children admitted to the PICU were more likely to undergo a fever workup (P < 0.001) and more likely to receive additional or extended antibiotic therapy (P < 0.001). Children treated at the AD pathway had a significantly lower rate of PICU admission (P < 0.001). Post-operative PICU admission was associated with a post-operative fever (49.5% vs 25%, P = 0.03).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Non-ambulatory CP children with NMS undergoing PSF have a 75.4% rate of developing early post-operative fevers. Reflexive fever work-ups provided limited clinical utility while increasing the hospital length of stay and potentially exposing patients to antibiotic-related complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":21796,"journal":{"name":"Spine deformity","volume":" ","pages":"1745-1750"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141788980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spine deformityPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-07-27DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00913-z
Micheal Raad, Andrew H Kim, Wesley M Durand, Khaled M Kebaish
{"title":"Low bone mineral density: a primer for the spine surgeon.","authors":"Micheal Raad, Andrew H Kim, Wesley M Durand, Khaled M Kebaish","doi":"10.1007/s43390-024-00913-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43390-024-00913-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Within spinal surgery, low bone mineral density is associated with several postoperative complications, such as proximal junctional kyphosis, pseudoarthrosis, and screw loosening. Although modalities such as CT and MRI can be utilized to assess bone quality, DEXA scans, the \"Gold Standard\" for diagnosing osteoporosis, is not routinely included in preoperative workup. With an increasing prevalence of osteoporosis in an aging population, it is critical for spine surgeons to understand the importance of evaluating bone mineral density preoperatively to optimize postoperative outcomes. The purpose of this state-of-the-art review is to provide surgeons a summary of the evaluation, treatment, and implications of low bone mineral density in patients who are candidates for spine surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":21796,"journal":{"name":"Spine deformity","volume":" ","pages":"1511-1520"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141767309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spine deformityPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-07-24DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00929-5
Lyssa Lamport, Jon-Paul DiMauro, Stephani Johnson, Susan Roberts, Jane Ziegler
{"title":"Association between underweight status or low body mass index and the risk of developing superior mesenteric artery syndrome following scoliosis corrective surgery in pediatric patients: a review of the literature.","authors":"Lyssa Lamport, Jon-Paul DiMauro, Stephani Johnson, Susan Roberts, Jane Ziegler","doi":"10.1007/s43390-024-00929-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43390-024-00929-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is the compression of the third portion of the duodenum between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. Although multifactorial, the most frequent cause of SMA syndrome is significant weight loss and cachexia often induced by catabolic stress. SMA syndrome resulting from scoliosis surgery is caused by a reduction of the aortomesenteric angle and distance. Risk factors include rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and a rapid reduction in the mesenteric fat pad and are the most common causes of a decrease in the aortomesenteric angle and distance. Surgically lengthening the vertebral column can also lead to a reduction of the aortomesenteric distance, therefore, has been identified as a risk factor unique to spinal surgery. Despite a reported decline in SMA syndrome cases due to improved surgical techniques, duodenal compression is still a risk and remains a life-threatening complication of scoliosis surgery. This article is a cumulative review of the evidence of being underweight or having a low body mass index as risk factors for developing SMA syndrome following surgical scoliosis instrumentation and correction.</p>","PeriodicalId":21796,"journal":{"name":"Spine deformity","volume":" ","pages":"1529-1543"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11499333/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141752554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spine deformityPub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00953-5
Andrew G King, Richard M Schwend
{"title":"Raymond Roy-Camille: a pioneer in spine surgery.","authors":"Andrew G King, Richard M Schwend","doi":"10.1007/s43390-024-00953-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43390-024-00953-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21796,"journal":{"name":"Spine deformity","volume":" ","pages":"1509-1510"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spine deformityPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-06-20DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00918-8
Serdar Şirazi, Ahmed Majid Heydar, Murat Bezer, Mustafa Yüksel
{"title":"Correlation of anterior chest wall anomalies and spinal deformities: a comprehensive descriptive study.","authors":"Serdar Şirazi, Ahmed Majid Heydar, Murat Bezer, Mustafa Yüksel","doi":"10.1007/s43390-024-00918-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43390-024-00918-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the association and evaluate the characteristics between different types of anterior chest wall and spinal deformities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 548 patients with anterior chest wall deformities were included in this study. Clinical and radiological examinations were performed to determine spinal deformities. The type and severity of the spinal deformities were evaluated and their relationships with chest wall deformity subtypes were statistically analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Spinal deformities were identified in 93 (16.97%) patients. The patients were subdivided into 71 (76.3%) male and 22 (23.7%) female patients. A spinal deformity was detected in 57 (13%) of 418 pectus excavatum (PE) patients, in 23 (19%) of 117 pectus carinatum (PC) patients, and in all patients with mixed pectus deformity (PE + PC), syndromic deformity and rib anomalies. In the PE group, scoliosis, and kyphosis were observed at 57.9 and 31.6%, respectively. In the PC group, these rates were 43.5 and 47.8%, respectively. Idiopathic scoliosis was observed in 42 (77.7%) and constituted the most common scoliosis subgroup. The main thoracic curvature was the most common curve pattern, which was observed in 15 (35.7%) patients with idiopathic scoliosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Idiopathic scoliosis with main thoracic curvature is the most common deformity in patients with anterior chest wall deformity. Spinal deformities are more common in male patients with chest deformities. Kyphosis is found in a significant number of PE and PC patients. Patients with mixed PE and PC, rib anomalies, and syndromic disease are more likely to have spinal deformities.</p>","PeriodicalId":21796,"journal":{"name":"Spine deformity","volume":" ","pages":"1615-1622"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141427602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 significantly impacted initial consultation for idiopathic scoliosis.","authors":"Matias Pereira-Duarte, Julie Joncas, Hubert Labelle, Olivier Chémaly, Félix Brassard, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Soraya Barchi, Stefan Parent","doi":"10.1007/s43390-024-00902-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43390-024-00902-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, reduction of social activities and rapid adoption of telemedicine, decreasing face-to-face encounters seems to have negatively affected the timely Idiopathic Scoliosis (IS) referral with a spine specialist. We aim to document the progression of IS curves during COVID-19 pandemic reflected by the late presentation of patients at the initial visit with higher Cobb angles and to evaluate its influence on health-related quality of life scores.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>All IS patients scheduled for surgery between April 2019 and September 2021 were recruited in a prospective cohort study. The patients were divided into five cohorts of 6 month duration each according to their booking date: 2 periods before the 1st COVID-19 wave, one period during and two periods afterwards. In each cohort, patients were divided into 3: those who were scheduled for posterior spinal fusion (PSF) at 1st visit, those booked for vertebral body tethering (VBT) at 1st visit, and those scheduled for surgery but who have failed brace treatment. Variables included age, gender, Risser grade and preoperative SRS-22 scores. Chi<sup>2</sup> and ANOVA tests were used for comparison.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>173 patients were analyzed. 33 patients (13.1 ± 3 y.o.) were scheduled between Apr and Sept 2019; 38 (13.1 y.o. ± 2) between Oct 2019 and Mar 2020; 31 (13.4 ± 3 y.o.) between Apr and Sept 2020; 30 (14.3 ± 2 y.o.) between Sept 2020 and Mar 2021; and 41 patients (13.8 ± 2 y.o.) between Apr and Sept 2021. Non-statistically significant differences were found between periods before, during or after the COVID-19 first wave regarding patients' age, gender, Risser grade and SRS-22 scores. Average Cobb angles of patients at their 1st visit after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly higher than those before COVID-19 (52.2° ± 7° and 56.6° ± 13° vs 47.8° ± 12° and 45.2° ± 13°; p = 0.0001). More patients were booked for PSF (p < 0.0000) through the five evaluated periods, while the indication of VBT or surgery in patients previously braced progressively decreased.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients presented at the scoliosis clinic for the 1st time after the 1st COVID-19 wave with significantly larger Cobb angles, and likely contributed to an increased proportion of PSF, as the potential window for bracing or VBT was missed due to a delayed consultation.</p>","PeriodicalId":21796,"journal":{"name":"Spine deformity","volume":" ","pages":"1675-1682"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141459298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of crankshaft phenomenon after posterior fusion for early onset scoliosis using an inverse trigonometric function: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Shun Okuwaki, Toshiaki Kotani, Yuki Taniguchi, Teppei Suzuki, Toru Yamaguchi, Satoru Demura, Kanichiro Wada, Ryo Sugawara, Katsushi Takeshita, Kei Watanabe, Tsutomu Akazawa, Noriaki Kawakami","doi":"10.1007/s43390-024-00900-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43390-024-00900-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The crankshaft phenomenon (CSP) is a corrective loss after posterior surgery for early onset scoliosis (EOS). However, an accurate method for CSP evaluation has yet to be developed. In this study, we evaluated pedicle screw (PS) length and rotation angle using an inverse trigonometric function and investigated the prevalence of the CSP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty patients from nine institutions (mean age 10.6 years, male/female ratio 4:46) who underwent early definitive fusion surgery at ≤ 11 years of age were included. The rotation angle was calculated as arctan (lateral/frontal PS length) using radiography. Measurements were taken at the apex and lower instrumented vertebra (LIV) immediate, 2-, and 5-year postoperatively. CSP was defined as a rotation angle progression ≥ 5°. We divided patients into CSP and non-CSP groups and measured the demographic parameters, Risser grade, state of the triradiate cartilage, major coronal Cobb angle, T1-T12 length, T1-S1 length, and presence of distal adding-on (DAO). We compared these variables between groups and investigated the correlation between the measured variables and vertebral rotation. Logistic regression analysis investigated factors associated with CSP.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The rotation angle progressed by 2.4 and 1.3° over 5 years for the apex and LIV, respectively. CSP occurred in 15 cases (30%), DAO in 11 cases (22%), and CSP and DAO overlapped in 4 cases (8%). In the CSP group, the T1-T12 length was low immediate postoperatively. The rotation angle was negatively correlated with preoperative height (r = - 0.33), T1-T12 length (r = - 0.35), and T1-S1 length (r = - 0.30). A lower preoperative T1-T12 length was associated with CSP (odds ratio: 0.996, p = 0.048).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CSP occurred in 30% of patients with EOS who underwent definitive fusion. The presence of CSP was associated with a lower preoperative T1-T12 length.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>Diagnosis, level IV.</p>","PeriodicalId":21796,"journal":{"name":"Spine deformity","volume":" ","pages":"1803-1811"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141158491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spine deformityPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-05-30DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00905-z
Daniel Larrieu, Alice Baroncini, Ayman Assi, Cecile Roscop, Louis Boissiere, Ibrahim Obeid
{"title":"Validation of a new method for the radiological measurement of rod curvature in patients with spine deformity.","authors":"Daniel Larrieu, Alice Baroncini, Ayman Assi, Cecile Roscop, Louis Boissiere, Ibrahim Obeid","doi":"10.1007/s43390-024-00905-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43390-024-00905-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The relationship between rod curvature and postoperative radiographic results is a debated topic. One of the reasons of the heterogeneity of the observed results might reside in the lack of a validated and widely employed method to measure the curvature of the rods. Aim of this study was to present and validate a novel method for rod measurement, which is based on routine X-rays and utilizes a regression algorithm that limits manual measurements and the related errors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from 20 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis/Scheuermann kyphosis (AIS/SK) patients and 35 adult spine deformity (ASD) patients for analysis, with 112 rods in total. An orthogonal reference grid was overlaid on the lateral X-ray; seven points were then marked along each rod and their coordinates recorded in a table. Using these coordinates, a third-order polynomial regression was applied to obtain the rod curvature equation (correlation coefficients > 0.97). Three observers (one surgeon, one experienced and one inexperienced observer) independently applied the developed method to measure the rod angulation of the included patients and performed the measurements twice. The reliability of the method was evaluated in terms of intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), Bland-Altmann plot and 2S<sub>R</sub>.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The intra-observer ICCs for all measurements exceed 0.85, indicating an excellent correlation. For the AIS/SK group, the surgeon showed a slightly lower reliability compared to the other two evaluators (0.93 vs 0.98 and 0.98). However, the surgeon showed a higher reliability in measurements of the rods at the lumbar level, both for L1-S1 and L4-S1 (0.98 vs 0.96 and 0.89; 0.97 vs. 0.85 and 0.91, respectively). The variability also showed excellent results, with a mean variability ranging from 1.09° to 3.76°. The inter-observer ICCs for the three measurement groups showed an excellent reliability for the AIS/SK group (0.98). The reliability was slightly lower but still excellent for the lumbar measurements in ASD patients at L1-S1 (0.89) and L4-S1 (0.83). The results of the 2S<sub>R</sub> for each measured segment were 4.4° for T5-T11, 5.4° for L1-S1 and 5.5° for L4-S1.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The described method represents a reliable and reproducible way to measure rod curvature. This method is based on routine X-rays and utilizes a regression algorithm that limits manual measurements and the related errors.</p>","PeriodicalId":21796,"journal":{"name":"Spine deformity","volume":" ","pages":"1773-1781"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141176312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spine deformityPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-07-24DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00927-7
Fraser R Labrom, Maree T Izatt, Geoffrey N Askin, Robert D Labrom, Andrew P Claus, J Paige Little
{"title":"Segmental deformity markers offer novel indicators of deformity progression risk in deformity-matched adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients.","authors":"Fraser R Labrom, Maree T Izatt, Geoffrey N Askin, Robert D Labrom, Andrew P Claus, J Paige Little","doi":"10.1007/s43390-024-00927-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43390-024-00927-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Identification of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients with mild curvatures who pose significant risk of progressing to severe levels of curvatures is of paramount importance for clinical care. This study aimed to compare segmental deformity changes in AIS sub-cohorts that are dichotomised by progression status.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty-six female participants with Lenke 1 AIS curves were investigated with sequential MRIs during growth. Scans were reformatted to measure orthogonal segmental parameters, including sagittal/coronal wedging angles and axial rotation angles. Participants were dichotomised by progression. Two-tailed, independent sample t-tests were used to compare sub-cohort multi-segmental and segmental deformity parameters. Measurements were compared at each scan number and variable rates of change were determined using actual time between measures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>AIS progression status sub-cohorts were comparable at scan 1 for multi-segmental deformity parameters (e.g. major thoracic curve angle, rib hump, kyphosis) (P > 0.05). However, apical measures of coronal IVD wedging, axial IVD rotation and axial vertebral rotation were segmental parameters at scan 1 which were larger for participants whose AIS would later go on to clinically progress (all P < 0.05). Measures of segmental hypokyphosis were comparable between groups. As development was tracked at each subsequent scan, coronal and axial plane differences between groups increased in both magnitude and number of differences.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Initial disparity and then subsequent increasing magnitude of change of axial rotation may indicate a higher propensity to clinically progress in the future. This knowledge hopes to provide useful management information for AIS care providers and prognostic education for patients alike.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>II.</p>","PeriodicalId":21796,"journal":{"name":"Spine deformity","volume":" ","pages":"1647-1655"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11499335/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141752555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spine deformityPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-06-15DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00906-y
Tyler K Williamson, Jamshaid M Mir, Justin S Smith, Virginie Lafage, Renaud Lafage, Breton Line, Bassel G Diebo, Alan H Daniels, Jeffrey L Gum, D Kojo Hamilton, Justin K Scheer, Robert Eastlack, Andreas K Demetriades, Khaled M Kebaish, Stephen Lewis, Lawrence G Lenke, Richard A Hostin, Munish C Gupta, Han Jo Kim, Christopher P Ames, Douglas C Burton, Christopher I Shaffrey, Eric O Klineberg, Shay Bess, Peter G Passias
{"title":"Contemporary utilization of three-column osteotomy techniques in a prospective complex spinal deformity multicenter database: implications on full-body alignment and perioperative course.","authors":"Tyler K Williamson, Jamshaid M Mir, Justin S Smith, Virginie Lafage, Renaud Lafage, Breton Line, Bassel G Diebo, Alan H Daniels, Jeffrey L Gum, D Kojo Hamilton, Justin K Scheer, Robert Eastlack, Andreas K Demetriades, Khaled M Kebaish, Stephen Lewis, Lawrence G Lenke, Richard A Hostin, Munish C Gupta, Han Jo Kim, Christopher P Ames, Douglas C Burton, Christopher I Shaffrey, Eric O Klineberg, Shay Bess, Peter G Passias","doi":"10.1007/s43390-024-00906-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43390-024-00906-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Research has focused on the increased correction from a three-column osteotomy (3CO) during adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. However, an in-depth analysis on the performance of a 3CO in a cohort of complex spinal deformity cases has not been described.</p><p><strong>Study design/setting: </strong>This is a retrospective study on a prospectively enrolled, complex ASD database.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to determine if three-column osteotomies demonstrate superior benefit in correction of complex sagittal deformity at the cost of increased perioperative complications.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Surgical complex adult spinal deformity patients were included and grouped into thoracolumbar 3COs compared to those who did not have a 3CO (No 3CO) (remaining cohort). Rigid deformity was defined as ΔLL less than 33% from standing to supine. Severe deformity was defined as global (SVA > 70 mm) or C7-PL > 70 mm, or lumbopelvic (PI-LL > 30°). Means comparison tests assessed correction by 3CO grade/location. Multivariate analysis controlling for baseline deformity evaluated outcomes up to six weeks compared to No 3CO.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>648 patients were included (Mean age 61 ± 14.6 years, BMI 27.55 ± 5.8 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, levels fused: 12.6 ± 3.8). 126 underwent 3CO, a 20% higher usage than historical cohorts. 3COs were older, frail, and more likely to undergo revision (OR 5.2, 95% CI [2.6-10.6]; p < .001). 3COs were more likely to present with both severe global/lumbopelvic deformity (OR 4), 62.4% being rigid. 3COs had greater use of secondary rods (OR 4st) and incurred 4 times greater risk for: massive blood loss (> 3500 mL), longer LOS, SICU admission, perioperative wound and spine-related complications, and neurologic complications when performed below L3. 3COs had similar HRQL benefit, but higher perioperative opioid use. Mean segmental correction increased by grade (G3-21; G4-24; G5-27) and was 4 × greater than low-grade osteotomies, especially below L3 (OR 12). 3COs achieved 2 × greater spinopelvic correction. Higher grades properly distributed lordosis 50% of the time except L5. Pelvic compensation and non-response were relieved more often with increasing grade, with greater correction in all lower extremity parameters (p < .01). Due to the increased rate of complications, 3COs trended toward higher perioperative cost ($42,806 vs. $40,046, p = .086).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Three-column osteotomy usage in contemporary complex spinal deformities is generally limited to more disabled individuals undergoing the most severe sagittal and coronal realignment procedures. While there is an increased perioperative cost and prolongation of length of stay with usage, these techniques represent the most powerful realignment techniques available with a dramatic impact on normalization at operative levels and reciprocal changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":21796,"journal":{"name":"Spine deformity","volume":" ","pages":"1793-1801"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141327748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}