Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering for Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis in the Skeletally Immature

Autor: Rushton, Paul R.P., Nasto, Luigi, Parent, Stefan, Turgeon, Isabelle, Aldebeyan, Sultan, Miyanji, Firoz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Spine
ISSN: 1528-1159
0362-2436
Popis: This two center prospective case series reports outcomes at >2 years follow-up of anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) of 112 immature patients. AVBT led to satisfactory deformity correction with a 22% complication rate. Long-term follow up is necessary until we can understand the true value of this procedure.
Study Design. Prospective case series. Objective. Determine the efficacy of anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) in skeletally immature patients. Summary of Background Data. The value of AVBT is currently unclear given the paucity of available data. Methods. Consecutive skeletally immature patients with idiopathic scoliosis were treated with AVBT between 2012 and 2018 by one of two surgeons working at two independent centers and followed up for >2 years. Data were collected prospectively and supplemented retrospectively where necessary. Outcomes were measured preoperatively, at first erect radiograph (FE), 1-year postoperatively and at most recent follow up (FU). Results. One hundred twelve patients underwent 116 primary tethering procedures (108 thoracic and eight lumbar tethers). Four patients had primary tethering of both lumbar and thoracic curves. At surgery mean age was 12.7 ± 1.4 years (8.2–16.7) and Risser 0.5 ± 0.9 (0–3). Follow up was mean 37 ± 9 months (15–64). Preoperative mean coronal Cobb angle of the 130 tethered curves was 50.8° ± 10.2 (31–81) and corrected significantly to 26.6° ± 10.1 (−3–61) at FE radiograph (P
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