Benjamin Geddes1, Steven D Glassman1, Tino Mkorombindo1, Jonathan Q Gardner2, Leah Y Carreon3. 1. Norton Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, KY, USA. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 550 S. Jackson Street, 1st Floor ACB, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA. 3. Norton Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, KY, USA. leah.carreon@nortonhealthcare.org.
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. OBJECTIVES: To determine if the addition of an anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) improves the fractional curve in adult spinal deformity correction when compared to posterior surgery alone. ALIF is commonly advocated to improve lordosis and fusion in adult deformity surgery. Improved fractional curve correction may help level the pelvis and minimize proximal malalignment. METHODS: Patients undergoing thoracolumbar fusion to the pelvis with S2AI screws for deformity were identified and stratified into patients who had an ALIF as part of their deformity correction procedure (ALIF + PSF), and those who had a posterior approach alone. The posterior approach (PSF) includes patients who had a posterolateral fusion with or without a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). Radiographic parameters measured included pre-op and post-op fractional coronal curve Cobb angle, lumbar lordosis, pelvic tilt, pelvic incidence and sacral slope, major Cobb angle, coronal and sagittal SVA. RESULTS: There were 31 cases in the ALIF + PSF group and 28 in the PSF group. Baseline demographic characteristics of the two groups were similar. Mean pre-op fractional coronal Cobb (18.3° vs 13.4°, p = 0.027) was larger in the ALIF + PSF group, whereas lumbar lordosis (31.0° vs 33.6°, p = 0.487) and pelvic parameters were similar between the two groups. Post-op lumbar lordosis was similar (48.2° vs 43.0°, p = 0.092). Greater fractional coronal curve correction was achieved in the ALIF + PSF group (67%) compared to the PSF group (36%) with a smaller post-op fractional coronal curve in the ALIF + PSF group (6.1°) compared to the PSF group (8.6°, p = 0.053). CONCLUSION: There is a greater correction of the fractional curve in the ALIF + PSF group compared with the PSF group. While this may not be the primary indication for ALIF, it is a benefit which may facilitate overall deformity correction and leveling of the pelvis.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. OBJECTIVES: To determine if the addition of an anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) improves the fractional curve in adult spinal deformity correction when compared to posterior surgery alone. ALIF is commonly advocated to improve lordosis and fusion in adult deformity surgery. Improved fractional curve correction may help level the pelvis and minimize proximal malalignment. METHODS:Patients undergoing thoracolumbar fusion to the pelvis with S2AI screws for deformity were identified and stratified into patients who had an ALIF as part of their deformity correction procedure (ALIF + PSF), and those who had a posterior approach alone. The posterior approach (PSF) includes patients who had a posterolateral fusion with or without a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). Radiographic parameters measured included pre-op and post-op fractional coronal curve Cobb angle, lumbar lordosis, pelvic tilt, pelvic incidence and sacral slope, major Cobb angle, coronal and sagittal SVA. RESULTS: There were 31 cases in the ALIF + PSF group and 28 in the PSF group. Baseline demographic characteristics of the two groups were similar. Mean pre-op fractional coronal Cobb (18.3° vs 13.4°, p = 0.027) was larger in the ALIF + PSF group, whereas lumbar lordosis (31.0° vs 33.6°, p = 0.487) and pelvic parameters were similar between the two groups. Post-op lumbar lordosis was similar (48.2° vs 43.0°, p = 0.092). Greater fractional coronal curve correction was achieved in the ALIF + PSF group (67%) compared to the PSF group (36%) with a smaller post-op fractional coronal curve in the ALIF + PSF group (6.1°) compared to the PSF group (8.6°, p = 0.053). CONCLUSION: There is a greater correction of the fractional curve in the ALIF + PSF group compared with the PSF group. While this may not be the primary indication for ALIF, it is a benefit which may facilitate overall deformity correction and leveling of the pelvis.
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