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ArticleAsian spine journal2019

Apical Vertebral Column Resection with Sagittal Rotation and Controlled Anterior Opening and Posterior Closing Maneuver for the Treatment of Severe Post-Tubercular Kyphosis: Case Series and Literature Review.

Sudhir Kumar Srivastava, Rishi Anil Aggarwal, Sunil Krishna Bhosale, Kunal Roy, Pradip Sharad Nemade, Shaligram Purohit

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Article in Asian spine journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sudhir Kumar SrivastavaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Rishi Anil AggarwalDepartment of Orthopaedics, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Sunil Krishna BhosaleDepartment of Orthopaedics, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Kunal RoyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Pradip Sharad NemadeDepartment of Orthopaedics, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Shaligram PurohitDepartment of Orthopaedics, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College · IN

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designRetrospective case series. PURPOSE: Describe the technique and evaluate the outcome of apical vertebral column resection (VCR) with sagittal rotation and anterior opening and posterior closing (AOPC) maneuver for correction of severe post-tubercular kyphosis (PTK). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: The surgical procedures described for the correction of PTK are VCR, pedicle subtraction osteotomy, transpedicular decancellation osteotomy, and closing-opening osteotomy.

methodsWe retrospectively evaluated 21 patients who had been operated on with single stage apical VCR with AOPC maneuver. Radiographs were obtained before surgery and at regular follow-up intervals. These were used to calculate the angle of kyphosis. Back pain was rated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and neurological status was graded using Frankel grading. Radiological outcome was assessed by the improvement in the angle of kyphosis and fusion following surgery. Neurological status was assessed using Frankel grading.

resultsThe study included eight males and 13 females with a mean age of 21.9 and average follow-up time of 30.4 months. The average number of vertebral bodies destroyed was 2.57. Kyphosis was improved from a mean of 68.42°±13.23° preoperative to 8.71°±4.58° postoperative. The average correction achieved was 87.10%. Preoperative VAS score improved from a mean of 6.38±0.92 preoperative to 1.38±0.49 postoperative. No patients had any sign of neurological deterioration. Seven out of eight patients with a preoperative neurological deficit improved following surgery. Two patients developed superficial wound maceration, one had persistent postoperative hypotension, and the other developed hemothorax. All patients recovered fully without a need for additional surgery.

conclusionsSingle stage simultaneous anterior column lengthening and posterior column shortening is an effective method for surgical correction of severe PTK.

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Anterior opening posterior closingKyphosisOsteotomyPost-tubercularVertebral column resection

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