ArticleAsian spine journal2024
Comparative advantages of activities with lumbosacral preservation for adult spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective Japanese cohort study.
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- Limitations of fusion without pelvic foundation in adult spinal deformity surgery.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
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designRetrospective cohort study. PURPOSE: This study aimed to demonstrate the advantages of preservation of the lumbosacral segment (LSS) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: Sacroiliac foundation enables sufficient restoration in ASD surgery; however, it could result in poor mobility. Thus, whether LSS provides better activities is still unknown.
methodsAmong 399 patients who underwent ASD surgery, 62 (≥5 levels fused, >2-year follow-up) underwent fusion from T9-10 to L5 (group L, n=21) or to S2-alar-iliac (group S, n=41). Spinal alignments, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22 scores, performance of activities (clipping toenail, wiping buttock, and wearing socks), proximal and distal junctional failure (PJF+DJF), rod fractures (RFs), and overall revision rates (RRs) were compared between the groups.
resultsGroup L included younger patients and had longer follow-ups when compared with group S. Although the preoperative pelvic incidence and SRS sagittal modifiers were better in group L, postoperative spinal restorations were nonpathological in both groups. Both groups showed similar deformity progression at the 2-year follow-up; however, group L had lower SRS-22 pain scores. Although "wiping buttocks" did not differ between the groups, the performance of "clipping toenails" and "wearing socks" was poorer in group S at 2 years (possible, group S; 40% vs. group L; 85%-90%). The RRs did not differ between the groups; however, the PJF+DJF rate was higher in group L. DJF was not observed in group S, but occurrence of RFs was noted.
conclusionsAlthough poorer SRS-22 pain scores might be related to lumbosacral mobility, sufficient restoration, equivalent deformity progression, and similar RRs with better activity imply that lumbosacral preservation should be considered in younger patients with moderate deformities.
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