Analysis of the lowest instrumented vertebra following anterior spinal fusion of thoracolumbar/lumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Can we predict postoperative disc wedging?

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 418-426

  Satake, Kotaro ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^a   Kim, Yongjung J ^a   Bridwell, Keith H ^a   Blanke, Kathy M ^a   Sides, Brenda ^a   Steger May, Karen ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Anterior spinal fusion; Disc wedging; Lower end vertebra; Lowest instrumented vertebra; Lumbar curve; Short fusion; Thoracolumbar curve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 13844306239     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000153342.89478.d2     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Majd ME, Castro FP, Holt RT. Anterior fusion for idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 2000;25:696-702.
2. Cochran T, Irstam L, Nachemson A. Long-term anatomic and functional changes in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated by Harrington rod fusion. Spine 1983;8:576-84.
3. Ginsberg HH, Goldstein LA, Robinson SC, et al. Back pain in postoperative idiopathic scoliosis long-term follow-up study (abstract). Spine 1979;4:518.
4. Gaines RW, Leatherman KD. Benefits of the Harrington compression system in lumbar and thoracolumbar idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents and adults. Spine 1981;6:483-8.
5. Spiegel DA, Cunningham BW, Oda I, et al. Anterior vertebral screw strain with and without solid interspace support. Spine 2000;25:2755-61.
6. Lenke LG, Betz RR, Harms J, et al. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a new classification to determine extent of spinal arthrodesis. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83:1169-81.
7. Sweet FA, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, et al. Maintaining lumbar lordosis with anterior single solid-rod instrumentation in thoracolumbar and lumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 1999;24:1655-62.
8. Sweet FA, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, et al. Prospective radiographic and clinical outcomes and complications of single solid rod instrumented anterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 2001;26:1956-65.
9. Turi M, Johnston II CE, Richards BS. Anterior correction of idiopathic scoliosis using TSRH instrumentation. Spine 1993;18:417-22.
10. Nash CL Jr, Moe JH. A study of vertebral rotation. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1969;51:223-9.
11. Vedantam R, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, et al. Comparison of push-prone and lateral bending radiographs for predicting postoperative coronal alignment in thoracolumbar and lumbar scoliotic curves. Spine 2000;25:76-81.
12. Johnston CE II, Ashman RB, Richards BS, et al, eds. The Textbook of Spinal Surgery. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Raven; 1997;535-67.
13. Bernhardt M, Bridwell KH. Segmental analysis of the sagittal plane alignment of the normal thoracic and lumbar spines and thoracolumbar junction. Spine 1989;14:717-21.
14. Hall JE, Millis MB, Snyder BD. Short segment anterior instrumentation for thoracolumbar scoliosis. In: Bridwell KH, DeWald RL, eds. The Textbook of Spinal Surgery. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Raven; 1997;665-74.
15. Kaneda K, Shono Y, Satoh S, et al. New anterior instrumentation for the management of thoracolumbar and lumbar scoliosis. Spine 1996;21:1250-62.
16. Bitan FD, Neuwirth MG, Kuflik PL, et al. The use of short and rigid anterior instrumentation in the treatment of idiopathic thoracolumbar scoliosis. Spine 2002;27:1553-7.
17. Lowe TG, Peters JD. Anterior spinal fusion with Zielke instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 1993;18:423-6.
18. Kohler R, Galland O, Mechin H, et al. The Dwyer procedure in the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis: a 10-year follow-up review of 21 patients. Spine 1990;15:75-80.
19. Ouellet JA, Johnston II CE. Effect of grafting technique on the maintenance of coronal and sagittal correction in anterior treatment of scoliosis. Spine 2002;27:2129-36.
20. Schwab FJ, Smith VA, Biserni M, et al. Adult scoliosis a quantitative radiographic and clinical analysis. Spine 2002;27:387-92.
21. Périé D, Gauzy ISD, Curnier D, et al. Intervertebral disc modeling using a MRI method: migration of the nucleus zone within scoliotic intervertebral discs. Magn Reson Imaging 2001;19:1245-8.