Curve Overcorrection Predicts Coronal Imbalance in Selective Thoracic Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort Study.

OBJECTIVES: To identify predictive factors for coronal imbalance after selective fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with Lenke type 1 curves.

METHODS: AIS patients with Lenke type 1 curve with A, B and C lumbar modifiers underwent selective thoracic fusion. The curve fulcrum flexibility and fulcrum bending correction index (FBCI) was studied. Coronal imbalance was defined as more than 2 cm of truncal shift or more than 2 cm list at two-year follow-up.

RESULTS: A total of 301 patients were included in the study. Coronal imbalance at two-year follow-up was found in 38 patients (13%). At the preoperative stage, we found a significant difference in main curve flexibility with 66±15% in the balanced group and 60±15% in the imbalanced group (P = .032). At the immediate postoperative stage, mean curve correction was 71±13% vs 70±13% and mean FBCI was 112±29% vs 122±29% in the balance and unbalanced group, respectively (P = .031). Postoperative FBCI of more than 125% (third quartile) resulted in an odds ratio of 2.1 (95%CI:1.1-4.3) for coronal imbalance at two years (P=.031). No significant changes in fusion mass or LIV tilt was observed.

CONCLUSIONS: A decreased preoperative flexibility and a higher FBCI was significantly associated with coronal imbalance. A high FBCI is an indication of a curve correction that exceeds the inherent flexibility of the spine, and our results add to a growing body of evidence that "overcorrection" of the main curve can lead to postoperative imbalance.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Global spine journal - 14(2024), 3 vom: 03. Apr., Seite 856-861

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ohrt-Nissen, Søren [VerfasserIn]
Cheung, Prudence Wing Hang [VerfasserIn]
Kawasaki, Sachiko [VerfasserIn]
Shigematsu, Hideki [VerfasserIn]
Cheung, Jason Pui Yin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Coronal imbalance
FBCI
Journal Article
Lenke 1
Listing
Selective fusion
Trunk shift

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Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/21925682221124526

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NLM345628128