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Multi-Rod Constructs Can Prevent Rod Breakage and Pseudarthrosis at the Lumbosacral Junction in Adult Spinal Deformity
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To determine if patients fused with multi-rod constructs to the pelvis have a lower incidence of lumbosacral rod failure and pseudarthrosis than those fused with dual-rod constructs. METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of consecutive adul...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5582710/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28894680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2192568217699392 |
Sumario: | STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To determine if patients fused with multi-rod constructs to the pelvis have a lower incidence of lumbosacral rod failure and pseudarthrosis than those fused with dual-rod constructs. METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of consecutive adult spinal deformity patients who underwent long fusion to the pelvis. Inclusion criteria were >5 levels, primary fusion or revision for L5-S1 pseudarthrosis, and minimum 1-year follow-up. Revision patients with indications other than L5-S1 pseudarthrosis were excluded. One-year follow-up plain radiographs were reviewed for rod integrity, and computed tomography scan (CT) was obtained whenever rod breakage was observed. Dual-rod and multi-rod (3 or 4 rods) cohorts were statistically compared. RESULTS: There were 31 patients with 15 in the dual-rod group and 16 in the multi-rod group, with average ages of 68 ± 9 and 63 ± 12 years, respectively. No patients in the multi-rod group experienced rod fracture, whereas 6 in the dual-rod group fractured a rod (P = .007), with 4 occurring at the lumbosacral junction (P = .04). CT scan in the 4 lumbosacral rod fracture cases, and surgical exploration in 3, confirmed pseudarthrosis and hypertrophic nonunion at the L5-S1 junction. CONCLUSION: Patients with dual-rod constructs had a statistically greater incidence of lumbosacral pseudarthrosis with implant failure than those with multi-rod constructs. CT and surgical exploration showed hypertrophic nonunion as opposed to oligo- or atrophic nonunion. This suggests that mechanical instability, not biology, is the main reason for failure, and could be addressed with the use of multi-rods. |
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