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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 Society2020

Can fusion to S1 maintain favorable surgical outcomes following one-level pedicle subtraction osteotomy in patients with thoracolumbar kyphosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis?

Ji-Chen Huang, Wei-Yi Diao, Bang-Ping Qian, Bin Wang, Yang Yu, Mu Qiao, Yong Qiu

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  5. An innovative adjustable prone positioning frame for treatment of severe kyphosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis with two-level osteotomy.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 · 2021
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Ji-Chen HuangSpine Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Wei-Yi DiaoSpine Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Bang-Ping QianSpine Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Bin WangSpine Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Yang YuSpine Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Mu QiaoSpine Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Yong QiuSpine Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China. scoliosis2002@sina.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2444-4744
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CN

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purposeTo compare the surgical outcomes between ankylosing spondylitis (AS)-related thoracolumbar kyphosis patients with the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) at S1 or above following one-level pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO).

methodsOne hundred and two AS patients undergoing one-level PSO with a minimum of 2-year follow-up were included. Twenty-two patients were in group S1 (LIV at S1), and eighty were in group non-S1 (LIV above S1). Radiographic parameters including lumbar lordosis (LL), sacral slope (SS), pelvic incidence (PI), and sagittal vertical axis (SVA) were measured. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and visual analog scale (VAS) were applied for clinical assessment.

resultsIn both S1 and non-S1 groups, the radiographic parameters and clinical outcomes were significantly improved after surgery (P  < 0.05). Patients undergoing distal fusion to S1 had significantly larger preoperative PI-LL mismatch, SVA, and smaller preoperative LL and SS compared to those in group non-S1 (P  < 0.05). No significant difference was found between the two groups regarding preoperative and final follow-up ODI and VAS (P  > 0.05), as well as the improvement in ODI and VAS (P  > 0.05). The incidence of overall complications and each type of complication including the implant failure was similar between group S1 and non-S1 (P  > 0.05).

conclusionSelecting S1 as the LIV without pelvic fixation following one-level PSO in thoracolumbar kyphosis caused by AS could achieve satisfactory surgical outcomes and might not increase the complications. Patients with relatively severe sagittal imbalance, loss of LL, PI-LL mismatch, and small SS might be the potential candidates for distal fusion to S1 following one-level PSO.

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KyphosisSpondylitis, AnkylosingFollow-Up StudiesHumansLumbar VertebraeOsteotomyRetrospective StudiesSpinal FusionThoracic VertebraeTreatment OutcomeAnkylosing spondylitisLowest instrumented vertebraOne-level pedicle subtraction osteotomySurgical outcomesThoracolumbar kyphosis

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