Global Coronal Malalignment in Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis and Priority-Matching Correction Technique to Prevent Postoperative Coronal Decompensation
机构:[1]Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beijing Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China.首都医科大学宣武医院[2]National Geriatric Disease Research Center, Beijing, China.[3]Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St George Hospital Campus, Kogarah, NSW, AU.[4]USC Spine Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.[5]Department of Neurology, Beijing Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China.神经科系统神经内科首都医科大学宣武医院[6]Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China.神经科系统神经外科首都医科大学宣武医院[7]Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, USA.
A prospective case-control study.To analyze global coronal malalignment (GCM) in degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) and to prospectively investigate the performance of priority-matching correction technique on preventing postoperative coronal imbalance.A total of 444 DLS inpatients and outpatients were recruited. GCMs were classified into 2 types: Type 1, GCM with thoracolumbar (TL/L) curve as the main contribution on coronal imbalance; Type 2, GCM with lumbosacral (LS) curve as the main contribution on coronal imbalance. Patients receiving priority-matching correction were assigned to Group P-M and receiving traditional correction were assigned to Group T form August 2020. The fundamental principle of priority-matching technique was to first correct the key curve contributing to coronal imbalance rather than the curve with greater magnitude.Type 1 GCM accounted for 45% and Type 2 GCM accounted for 55% of patients. Type 2 GCM was detected to have greater LS Cobb angle and L4 tilt. At 1-year follow-up, 29.8% of patients with Type 2 GCM, whereas 11.7% of patients with Type 1 GCM were observed to have postoperative coronal decompensation. Patients with postoperative imbalance were revealed to have greater preoperative LS Cobb angle and L4 tilt and smaller correction extent of LS curve and L4 tilt. 6.25% of patients developed postoperative coronal imbalance in Group P-M, whereas 40.5% developed in Group T.Highlighting priority and aggressive correction of the key curve to coronal imbalance, priority-matching technique was proved to be able to limit the development of postoperative coronal decompensation.
基金:
National Key Research and Development
Program of China (Grant No. 2020YFC2004900).