Clinical application of a modified wiltse approach in middle and lower thoracic vertebrae: a case-control study of thoracic fracture patients.
Middle and lower thoracic vertebrae
Modified Wiltse approach
Muscular damage
Postoperative recovery
Thoracic fracture
Journal
BMC musculoskeletal disorders
ISSN: 1471-2474
Titre abrégé: BMC Musculoskelet Disord
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968565
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Sep 2024
03 Sep 2024
Historique:
received:
30
06
2024
accepted:
06
08
2024
medline:
4
9
2024
pubmed:
4
9
2024
entrez:
3
9
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The Wiltse approach has been extensively employed in thoracolumbar surgeries due to its minimal muscle damage. However, in the middle and lower thoracic spine, the conventional Wiltse approach necessitates the severance of the latissimus dorsi and trapezius muscles, potentially leading to muscular injury. Consequently, we propose a modified Wiltse approach for the middle and lower thoracic vertebrae, which may further mitigate muscular damage. From May 2018 to April 2022, 60 patients with spinal fractures in the middle and lower thoracic vertebrae (T5-12) were enrolled in this study. Thirty patients underwent surgery using the modified Wiltse approach (Group A), while the remaining 30 patients received traditional posterior surgery (Group B). The observation indices included operation time, intraoperative blood loss, incision length, number of C-arm exposures, postoperative drainage, postoperative ambulation time, discharge time, as well as preoperative and postoperative Cobb's angle, percentage of anterior vertebral body height (PAVBH), visual analog scale (VAS) Score, and Oswestry disability index (ODI). Compared to the traditional posterior approach, the modified Wiltse approach demonstrated significant advantages in operation time, intraoperative blood loss, length of incision, postoperative ambulation time, postoperative drainage, and discharge time, as well as postoperative VAS and ODI scores. No significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of number of C-arm exposures, postoperative Cobb's angle, or postoperative PAVBH. We propose a modification of the Wiltse approach for the middle and lower thoracic vertebral regions, which may further minimize muscular damage and facilitate the recovery of patients who have undergone surgery in the middle and lower thoracic vertebrae.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The Wiltse approach has been extensively employed in thoracolumbar surgeries due to its minimal muscle damage. However, in the middle and lower thoracic spine, the conventional Wiltse approach necessitates the severance of the latissimus dorsi and trapezius muscles, potentially leading to muscular injury. Consequently, we propose a modified Wiltse approach for the middle and lower thoracic vertebrae, which may further mitigate muscular damage.
METHODS
METHODS
From May 2018 to April 2022, 60 patients with spinal fractures in the middle and lower thoracic vertebrae (T5-12) were enrolled in this study. Thirty patients underwent surgery using the modified Wiltse approach (Group A), while the remaining 30 patients received traditional posterior surgery (Group B). The observation indices included operation time, intraoperative blood loss, incision length, number of C-arm exposures, postoperative drainage, postoperative ambulation time, discharge time, as well as preoperative and postoperative Cobb's angle, percentage of anterior vertebral body height (PAVBH), visual analog scale (VAS) Score, and Oswestry disability index (ODI).
RESULTS
RESULTS
Compared to the traditional posterior approach, the modified Wiltse approach demonstrated significant advantages in operation time, intraoperative blood loss, length of incision, postoperative ambulation time, postoperative drainage, and discharge time, as well as postoperative VAS and ODI scores. No significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of number of C-arm exposures, postoperative Cobb's angle, or postoperative PAVBH.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
We propose a modification of the Wiltse approach for the middle and lower thoracic vertebral regions, which may further minimize muscular damage and facilitate the recovery of patients who have undergone surgery in the middle and lower thoracic vertebrae.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39227785
doi: 10.1186/s12891-024-07763-w
pii: 10.1186/s12891-024-07763-w
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China
ID : 81972505
Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China
ID : 81874180
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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