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ArticleZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery2020

[Effectiveness of short fusion versus long fusion for degenerative scoliosis with a Cobb angle of 20-40° combined with spinal stenosis].

Yuanqiang Li, Yunsheng Ou, Yong Zhu, Zenghui Zhao, Wei Luo, Shuai Xu, Haoyang Yu

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Article in Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yuanqiang LiDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R.China.
Yunsheng OuDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R.China.
Yong ZhuDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R.China.
Zenghui ZhaoDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R.China.
Wei LuoDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R.China.
Shuai XuDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R.China.
Haoyang YuDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R.China.
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo compare the effectiveness of decompression and short fusion or long fusion for degenerative scoliosis (DS) with a Cobb angle of 20-40° combined with spinal stenosis.

methodsThe clinical data of 50 patients with DS who were treated with decompression combined with short fusion or long fusion between January 2015 and May 2017 were retrospectively analysed. Patients were divided into long fusion group (fixed segments>3, 23 cases) and short fusion group (fixed segments≤3, 27 cases). There was no significant difference in gender, age, disease duration, and preoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) score of leg pain, Oswestry disability index (ODI), thoracic kyphosis (TK), thoracolumbar kyphosis (TLK), pelvic incidence (PI), pelvic title (PT), and sacral slope (SS) between the two groups (

resultsThe operation time, intraoperative blood loss, and fluoroscopy times in the short fusion group were significantly less than those in the long fusion group (

conclusionThe DS patients with the Cobb angle of 20-40°can achieve satisfactory clinical outcomes and improve the spino-pelvic parameters by choosing appropriate fixation levels. Short fusion has less surgical trauma and fewer complications, whereas long fusion has more advantages in enhancing spino-pelvic parameters and relieving low back pain.

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Spinal FusionSpinal StenosisHumansLumbar VertebraeRetrospective StudiesScoliosisTreatment OutcomeDegenerative scoliosislong fusionposterior decompressionshort fusionspino-plevic parameters

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PMID32174071
PMCPMC8171657
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