Anterior vertebral body tethering shows clinically comparable shoulder balance outcomes to posterior spinal fusion.
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Anterior vertebral tethering
Fusion
Scoliosis
Spine
Tether
Journal
Spine deformity
ISSN: 2212-1358
Titre abrégé: Spine Deform
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101603979
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
22 Mar 2024
22 Mar 2024
Historique:
received:
19
09
2023
accepted:
14
02
2024
medline:
22
3
2024
pubmed:
22
3
2024
entrez:
22
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Posterior spinal fusion (PSF) is the current gold standard in surgical treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Vertebral body tethering (VBT) is a fusionless alternative. Shoulder balance is an important metric for outcomes and patient satisfaction. Here we compare shoulder balance outcomes between PSF and VBT. In this retrospective review, the pre-operative and post-operative absolute radiographic shoulder height (|RSH|) of 45 PSF patients were compared to 46 VBT patients. Mean values were compared and then collapsed into discrete groups (|RSH| GROUP) and compared. Patients were propensity score matched. Regression models based on pretest-posttest designs were used to compare procedure type on post-operative outcomes. Pre-operatively there were no differences in |RSH| between PSF and VBT, however, at latest post-operative follow-up PSF maintained a larger |RSH| imbalance compared to VBT (0.91 cm vs 0.63 cm, p = 0.021). In an ANCOVA regression, PSF was associated with a larger |RSH| imbalance compared to VBT, F(1, 88) = 5.76, p = 0.019. An ordinal logistic regression found that the odds ratio of being in a worse |RSH| GROUP for PSF vs VBT is 2.788 (95% CI = 1.099 to 7.075), a statistically significant effect χ While PSF was found to be associated with worse |RSH| outcomes, the actual numbers (2-3 mm) are unlikely to be clinically meaningful. Thus, in this analysis, VBT can be said to show comparable shoulder balance outcomes to PSF.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38517667
doi: 10.1007/s43390-024-00847-6
pii: 10.1007/s43390-024-00847-6
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Scoliosis Research Society.
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