Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39966949›Full record

ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2025

Modified posterior vertebral column resection for extremely severe post-tubercular kyphosis in adults: a two-year follow-up.

Jingyu Wang, Xiaohui Wang, Xueying Zhang, Hua Hui, Dingjun Hao

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Unilateral posterior vertebral column resection versus bilateral approach for post-traumatic thoracic angular kyphosis: a propensity-matched non-inferiority study.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 · 2026
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jingyu WangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710054, Shaanxi, China.
Xiaohui WangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710054, Shaanxi, China.
Xueying ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710054, Shaanxi, China.
Hua HuiDepartment of Spine Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710054, Shaanxi, China. huihua-1972@163.com.
Dingjun HaoDepartment of Spine Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710054, Shaanxi, China.

Funding

Nature Science Foundation of Shaanxi 2018JM7082070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo describe the clinical and radiographic outcomes of patients with severe post-tubercular kyphosis (PTK) in adults who underwent modified posterior vertebral column resection (mPVCR).

methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on data from 22 patients with severe PTK who underwent surgical treatment. All patients received a one-stage mPVCR deformity correction. General information, radiological parameters including kyphosis angle (KA) and sagittal vertical axis (SVA), functional outcomes including America Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) grades, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) scores, and complications were recorded.

resultsThe mean age of the population was 33.6 ± 11.6 years (range: 18-59 years). The average operation time was 383.2 ± 53.8 min, and the mean intraoperative blood loss was 1652.3 ± 331.8 ml. Significant changes in KA (preoperative: 129.5 ± 17.3° vs. postoperative: 43.7 ± 7.6°; p < 0.001) and SVA (preoperative: 30.9 ± 7.5 mm vs. postoperative: 15.0 ± 4.1 mm; p < 0.001) were observed after the surgery. In addition, the mean SRS-22 scores improved following surgical correction, with the most significant improvement in the self-image domain. The overall complication rate was 36.4%, including 6 non-neurological and 2 neurological complications. Although two patients experienced transient neurological deterioration postoperatively, a significant improvement in patients' ASIA grades and ODI scores was found at final follow-up compared to preoperative values.

conclusionModified PVCR represents a safe surgical option for patients with extremely severe PTK requiring aggressive correction. Delayed resection of the posterior elements may contribute to reducing intraoperative blood loss and iatrogenic spinal cord injury during osteotomy. Appropriate correction, while avoiding overcorrection, is beneficial for decreasing neurologic complications.

Indexed as

KyphosisTuberculosis, SpinalAdolescentAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultComplicationKyphosisModified PVCRPost-tubercularSpinal deformity

Identifiers

PMID39966949
PMCPMC11834204

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.