ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2024
Ponte osteotomies for treatment of spinal deformities: they are not all made equal.
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- A case of severe idiopathic adolescent scoliosis: the importance of a three-dimensional approach for optimal surgical outcomes, case report, and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Pooled it
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- A fast classification system for adult spinal deformity with sagittal imbalance based on spinal sagittal parameters.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 · 2026Article
- Simultaneous prone transpsoas interbody fusion and osteotomies for severe deformity correction: multi-institutional retrospective review.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- Effects of Ponte Osteotomy on Vertebral Rotation in Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Scoping Review.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026Review
- Changes in reproductive system in Indian female students in middle altitude conditions.JBRA assisted reproduction · 2026Article
- Surgical Strategies and Challenges in Scheuermann's Kyphosis: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Surgical Treatment Strategies for Severe and Neglected Spinal Deformities in Children and Adolescents without the Use of Radical Three-Column Osteotomies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeTo compare surgical outcomes of Ponte's osteotomies for treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), Scheuermann's kyphosis (SK), and adult scoliosis (AdS).
methodsWe conducted a retrospective review of patients with AIS, SK, and AdIS who underwent posterior spinal instrumented fusion (PSIF) at our Institution from January 2019 to December 2022. Demographics, imaging, and intraoperative data (including number of osteotomies performed, blood losses, surgical timing, and complications) were extracted from patient charts.
resultsA total of 80 patients (62 AIS, 7 SK, and 11 AdS) were enrolled in the study. All patients were treated with a PSIF and a total of 506 Ponte osteotomies were performed (5.8 ± 4.1, 9.3 ± 2.4, and 7.5 ± 2.5 average osteotomies per patient in the AIS, SK, and AdS group, respectively; p = 0.045). Average time per osteotomy was 6.3 ± 1.5 min in the AIS group, and 5.8 ± 2.1 and 8.7 ± 4.0 in the SK and AdS group, respectively (p = 0.002). Blood loss was significantly smaller in the SK group (8.6 ± 9.6 ml per osteotomy) compared to AIS group (34.9 ± 23.7 ml) and AdS group (34.9 ± 32.7 ml) (p = 0.001). A total of 4 complications were observed in the AIS group (1.1%) and 2 complications in the AdS group (2.4%), but this was not statistically significant.
conclusionsOur study shows that Ponte's osteotomies are safe and effective in surgical treatment of AIS, SK, and AdS. Blood loss and execution time per osteotomy are significantly smaller in the SK group compared to AIS and AdS. No significant differences were noted in terms of complications between the three groups.
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