Spinal Alignments of Residual Lumbar Curve Affect Disc Degeneration after Spinal Fusion in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Follow-up after 5 or More Years.
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
disc degeneration
long-term follow-up
selective thoracic fusion
Journal
Spine surgery and related research
ISSN: 2432-261X
Titre abrégé: Spine Surg Relat Res
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 101718059
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
07
06
2019
accepted:
12
07
2019
entrez:
11
2
2020
pubmed:
11
2
2020
medline:
11
2
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Despite preserving lumbar disc mobility, spinal sagittal, and/or coronal alignment might ultimately impede surgical success. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effects of spinal alignment on lumbar disc degeneration after 5 or more years in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients who underwent spinal fusion. Subjects were 49 AIS patients who underwent posterior spinal fusion without lumbar curve fusion. The inclusion criteria were the following: 1) Lenke type 1A, 1B, 2A or 2B, 2) age 10 to 19 years at the time of operation, and 3) minimum 5-year follow-up. The exclusion criteria were the following: 1) diagnosed as other than AIS, 2) history of lumbar disc herniation and spondylolysis, 3) subsequent surgery, and 4) history of surgery before AIS surgery. Nineteen patients agreed to participate in this research. X-rays, lumbar MRI, and questionnaires were evaluated. Disc degeneration in non-fused segments was defined as Pfirrmann grade 3 or higher. Patients with disc degenerations at the final observation (DD[+] group) were compared to those without disc degenerations (DD[-] group). There were no significant differences in the preoperative or postoperative 1-week X-ray parameters between both groups. The lumbar curve was significantly larger in the DD[+] group compared with the DD[-] group at the final observation (DD[+]: 16.8 degrees, DD[-]: 10.4 degrees, p = 0.035). The sagittal vertical axis (SVA) was significantly larger in the DD[+] group compared with the DD[-] group at the final observation (DD[+]: -4.4 mm, DD[-]: -34.3 mm, p = 0.006). SRS-22 function, self-image, and satisfaction scores were lower in the DD [+] group compared with the DD[-] group at the final observation. The patients with DD had significantly larger lumbar curve and SVA with lower SRS-22 function, self-image, and satisfaction scores at the final observation. Even though the non-fused segments were preserved, spinal alignments of non-fused lumbar curve affect the DDs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32039297
doi: 10.22603/ssrr.2019-0048
pmc: PMC7002063
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
50-56Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 by The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare that there are no relevant conflicts of interest.
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