Feasibility and Safety of Goel-Harms Posterior C1-C2 Fusion in the Management of Pediatric Reducible Atlantoaxial Instability
| Autor: | Mohammed Alaswad, Ali Abou-Madawi, Mohamed Abbas Abdelaziz, Sherif H. Ali, Hassan A. Al-Shatoury, Mohamed K. Elkazaz, Mohamed Y. AlQazzaz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Joint Instability
Male Down syndrome medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Os Odontoideum Cohort Studies Goel medicine Humans Child Fixation (histology) Retrospective Studies medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Retrospective cohort study Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease Surgery Spinal Fusion Atlanto-Axial Joint Atlantoaxial instability Child Preschool Orthopedic surgery Cervical Vertebrae Feasibility Studies Female Spinal Diseases Neurology (clinical) business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | World neurosurgery. 155 |
| ISSN: | 1878-8769 |
| Popis: | Background Pediatric atlantoaxial instability (AAI) is not common and could be a serious clinical condition. The Goel-Harms technique is one of the most used techniques in adults and needs more evaluation in pediatric populations. This study reports the feasibility and safety of the Goel-Harms technique in the treatment of pediatric reducible AAI. Methods In this retrospective cohort study we reported all pediatric patients who underwent Goel-Harms technique for AAI with a minimum 1-year follow up. Patients were clinically assessed using the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score and radiologically with plain radiographs, computed tomography scan, and magnetic resonance imaging of the craniocervical region. Postoperatively, patients were followed up according to our clinical and radiographic imaging protocol. The following parameters were recorded: JOA score, construct stability, fusion, and abnormal events. Results A total of 25 patients have completed a 1-year follow-up and fulfilled our criteria. The mean age was 10.68 ± 4.47 (range, 3–17) years. Fifteen patients were male and 10 were female. The final diagnosis included Down syndrome (DS) in 8, type II dens fracture in 7, os odontoideum in 3, and atlantoaxial rotatory fixation in 7. The mean follow-up was 21.76 ± 8.22 months. The preoperative JOA score improved from 15.96 ± 1.46 to 16.76 ± 1.92 at the last follow-up. Sound bone fusion was reported in 92% of patients. Conclusions Our data suggest that the Goel-Harms technique is a safe, feasible, and effective procedure in managing pediatric reducible AAI. Special perioperative care should be offered to young AAI patients with DS. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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