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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2019

Selective thoracic fusion for adolescent thoracic scoliosis secondary to Chiari I malformation: a comparison between the left and the right curves.

Long Jiang, Yong Qiu, Leilei Xu, Zhen Liu, Benlong Shi, Zezhang Zhu

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Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Long JiangDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yong QiuSpine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road No. 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Leilei XuSpine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road No. 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Zhen LiuSpine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road No. 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Benlong ShiSpine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road No. 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Zezhang ZhuDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. zhuzezhang@126.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6411-4619

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 81772304
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purposeThe aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of selective thoracic fusion in the surgical treatment of Chiari malformation type I (CMI) adolescents with different curve patterns.

methodsSixty-three CMI patients with left thoracic curve (LTC) and 63 age- and curve-magnitude-matched CMI patients with right thoracic curve (RTC) were recruited. Selective thoracic fusion was performed for two groups. The coronal and sagittal parameters including the thoracic and lumbar Cobb angle, apical vertebral translation, trunk shift, thoracic kyphosis (TK), lumbar lordosis and sagittal vertical axis were measured before surgery, immediately postoperative and at the final follow-up. The accuracy of pedicle screw placement between both groups was also compared.

resultsAll preoperative radiographic parameters were matched in both groups except for TK (LTC group 40.1° vs. RTC group 23.0°, P = 0.021). The immediately postoperative spontaneous correction of the lumbar curve was 56.9% in LTC group, which was remarkably lower than in RTC patients (67.9%). Patients with LTC were found to have obviously increased trunk shift than those with RTC (15.1 mm vs. 8.0 mm, P = 0.038). At the final follow-up, the correction of the thoracic curve was comparable between the two groups (59.9% vs. 62.6%, P = 0.610). The rate of the pedicle screw perforations was similar between both groups.

conclusionsPatients with LTC and RTC can both be successfully corrected through selective thoracic fusion with a promising long-term surgical outcome. CMI patients with RTC tend to have a better spontaneous correction of the lumbar curve after surgery. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.

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ScoliosisSpinal FusionThoracic VertebraeAdolescentArnold-Chiari MalformationHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeChiari malformation type ICurve patternsRadiographic outcomesSelective thoracic fusion

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