Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective case series of patients treated surgically for degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS).
OBJECTIVE: To determine incidence and risk factors of progressive global thoracic kyphosis (pGTK) after surgery for DLS.
SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Sagittal balance affects the surgical treatment of spinal deformity in adults. Little is known about the loss of sagittal balance due to pGTK, or about the risk factors for pGTK, after surgery for DLS.
METHODS: We reviewed records from a multicenter database of adults with DLS, treated with posterior spinal fusion. Inclusion required an age of 50 years or more at the time of surgery, an upper instrumented vertebra at T9 and below, more than 5 fused segments, and at least 2 years of follow-up. We included 73 patients with a mean age of 68.3 years (range, 51-77 yr) and a mean follow-up period of 3.6 years (range, 2-11 yr). Independent risk factors for pGTK were identified by logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS: Significant pGTK, defined as an increase in thoracic kyphosis of more than 10° from before surgery to the time of final follow-up, was observed in 41% of the patients. Loss of the sagittal vertical axis was larger in patients with pGTK than without (4.7 vs. 1.5 cm; P = 0.02). Risk analysis showed larger lumbar lordosis correction in patients with pGTK. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified an age greater than 75 (odds ratio, 5.53; P = 0.02, 95% confidence interval [1.4-22.4]) and sacropelvic fusion (odds ratio = 2.66, P = 0.02, 95% confidence interval [1.5-11.1]) as independent risk factors for pGTK.
CONCLUSION: The pGTK incidence after surgery for DLS was 41%. Age, sacropelvic fusion, and a larger sagittal correction were identified as pGTK risk factors. Long-term follow-up will provide more data on the clinical impact of pGTK in elderly patients.3.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | E521-E528 |
| Journal | Spine |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 Apr 15 |
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Factors affecting the postoperative progression of thoracic kyphosis in surgically treated adult patients with lumbar degenerative scoliosis. / Keio Spine Research Group.
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T1 - Factors affecting the postoperative progression of thoracic kyphosis in surgically treated adult patients with lumbar degenerative scoliosis
AU - Keio Spine Research Group
AU - Yagi, Mitsuru
AU - Hosogane, Naobumi
AU - Okada, Eijiro
AU - Watanabe, Koota
AU - Machida, Masafumi
AU - Tezuka, Masaki
AU - Matsumoto, Morio
AU - Asazuma, Takashi
PY - 2014/4/15
Y1 - 2014/4/15
N2 - STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective case series of patients treated surgically for degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS).OBJECTIVE: To determine incidence and risk factors of progressive global thoracic kyphosis (pGTK) after surgery for DLS.SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Sagittal balance affects the surgical treatment of spinal deformity in adults. Little is known about the loss of sagittal balance due to pGTK, or about the risk factors for pGTK, after surgery for DLS.METHODS: We reviewed records from a multicenter database of adults with DLS, treated with posterior spinal fusion. Inclusion required an age of 50 years or more at the time of surgery, an upper instrumented vertebra at T9 and below, more than 5 fused segments, and at least 2 years of follow-up. We included 73 patients with a mean age of 68.3 years (range, 51-77 yr) and a mean follow-up period of 3.6 years (range, 2-11 yr). Independent risk factors for pGTK were identified by logistic regression analysis.RESULTS: Significant pGTK, defined as an increase in thoracic kyphosis of more than 10° from before surgery to the time of final follow-up, was observed in 41% of the patients. Loss of the sagittal vertical axis was larger in patients with pGTK than without (4.7 vs. 1.5 cm; P = 0.02). Risk analysis showed larger lumbar lordosis correction in patients with pGTK. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified an age greater than 75 (odds ratio, 5.53; P = 0.02, 95% confidence interval [1.4-22.4]) and sacropelvic fusion (odds ratio = 2.66, P = 0.02, 95% confidence interval [1.5-11.1]) as independent risk factors for pGTK.CONCLUSION: The pGTK incidence after surgery for DLS was 41%. Age, sacropelvic fusion, and a larger sagittal correction were identified as pGTK risk factors. Long-term follow-up will provide more data on the clinical impact of pGTK in elderly patients.3.
AB - STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective case series of patients treated surgically for degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS).OBJECTIVE: To determine incidence and risk factors of progressive global thoracic kyphosis (pGTK) after surgery for DLS.SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Sagittal balance affects the surgical treatment of spinal deformity in adults. Little is known about the loss of sagittal balance due to pGTK, or about the risk factors for pGTK, after surgery for DLS.METHODS: We reviewed records from a multicenter database of adults with DLS, treated with posterior spinal fusion. Inclusion required an age of 50 years or more at the time of surgery, an upper instrumented vertebra at T9 and below, more than 5 fused segments, and at least 2 years of follow-up. We included 73 patients with a mean age of 68.3 years (range, 51-77 yr) and a mean follow-up period of 3.6 years (range, 2-11 yr). Independent risk factors for pGTK were identified by logistic regression analysis.RESULTS: Significant pGTK, defined as an increase in thoracic kyphosis of more than 10° from before surgery to the time of final follow-up, was observed in 41% of the patients. Loss of the sagittal vertical axis was larger in patients with pGTK than without (4.7 vs. 1.5 cm; P = 0.02). Risk analysis showed larger lumbar lordosis correction in patients with pGTK. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified an age greater than 75 (odds ratio, 5.53; P = 0.02, 95% confidence interval [1.4-22.4]) and sacropelvic fusion (odds ratio = 2.66, P = 0.02, 95% confidence interval [1.5-11.1]) as independent risk factors for pGTK.CONCLUSION: The pGTK incidence after surgery for DLS was 41%. Age, sacropelvic fusion, and a larger sagittal correction were identified as pGTK risk factors. Long-term follow-up will provide more data on the clinical impact of pGTK in elderly patients.3.
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JO - Spine
JF - Spine
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