ArticleJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)2023
Are modular pedicle screws associated with a high complication rate following posterior spinal fixation?
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Background: Modular pedicle screws have a separate head that can be intraoperatively assembled to the inserted shank. The aim of this study was to report associated intra- and post-operative complications and reoperation rates of posterior spinal fixations with modular pedicle screws at a single center. Methods: A retrospective, institutional chart review was performed on 285 patients who underwent posterior thoracolumbar spinal fusion with modular pedicle screw fixation between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2019. The primary outcome was failure of the modular screw component. Other measures recorded were length of follow-up, other complications, and need for additional procedures. Results: There were 1,872 modular pedicle screws (average 6.6 per case). There were no (0.0%) screw head dissociations at the rod screw junction. There was 20.8% overall complication rate (59/285) with 25 reoperations: 6 due to non-union and rod breakage, 5 for screw loosening, 7 for adjacent segment disease, 1 for acute postoperative radiculopathy, 1 for epidural hematoma, 2 for deep surgical-site infections, and 3 for superficial surgical-site infections. Other complications included superficial wound dehiscence [8], dural tears [6], non-unions not requiring reoperation [2], lumbar radiculopathies [3], and perioperative medical complications [5]. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that modular pedicle screw fixation has reoperation rates similar to those previously reported for standard pedicle screws. There was no failure at the screw-head junction, and no increases in other complications. Modular pedicle screws present an excellent option to allow surgeons to place pedicle screws without the risk of extra complications.
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