Anterior instrumentation for thoracolumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Do structural interbody grafts preserve sagittal alignment better than morselized rib autografts?

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 2337-2342

  Watkins, Robert G ^a   Hussain, Nazakat ^b   Freeman, Brian J ^b   Grevitt, Michael P ^b   Webb, John K ^b  

^a Los Angeles Oncologic Institute   (United States)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior instrumentation; Graft; Interbody; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; KYPHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE NAILS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 33748863162     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000240201.14208.68     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Bitan FD, Neuwirth MD, Kuflik PL, et al. The use of short and rigid anterior instrumentation in the treatment of idiopathic thoracolumbar scoliosis. Spine 2002;27:1553-7.
2. Brodner W, Mun Yue W, Moller HB, et al. Short segment bone-on bone instrumentation for single curve idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 2003;28:224-33.
3. Kaneda K, Shono Y, Satoh S, et al. New anterior instrumentation for the management of thoracolumbar and lumbar scoliosis. Spine 1996;21:1250-62.
4. Lowe TG, Betz R, Lenke L, et al. Anterior single-rod instrumentation of the thoracic and lumbar spine: saving levels. Spine 2003;28:208-16.
5. Ogle DM, Chan DPK. Ventral derotation spondylodesis a view of 22 cases. Spine 1986;11:18-22.
6. Moe JH, Purcell GA, Bradford DS. Zielke instrumentation (VDS) for the correction of spinal curvature. Clin Orthop 1983;180:133-53.
7. Lowe TG, Peters JD. Anterior spinal fusion with Zielke instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 1993;18:423-6.
8. Turi M, Johnston CE, Richards BS. Anterior correction of idiopathic scoliosis using TSRH instrumentation. Spine 1993;18:417-22.
9. Lowe TG, Alongi PR, Smith DAB, et al. Anterior single rod instrumentation for thoracolumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with and without the use of structural interbody support. Spine 2003;28:2232-42.
10. Ouellet JA, Johnston CE. Effect of grafting technique on the maintenance of coronal and sagittal correction in anterior treatment of scoliosis. Spine 2002;27:2129-36.
11. Burton DC, Asher MA, Min Lai S. Patient-based outcomes analysis of patients with single torsion thoracolumbar-lumbar scoliosis treated with anterior or posterior instrumentation. Spine 2002;27:2363-7.
12. Takahashi S, Delecrin J, Passuti N. Changes in the unfused lumbar spine in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 1997;22:517-24.
13. Bullmann V, Halm HF, Niemeyer T, et al. Dual-rod correction and instrumentation of idiopathic scoliosis with the Halm-Zielke instrumentation. Spine 2003;28:1306-13.
14. 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.
15. Rhee JM, Bridwell KH, Won DS, et al. Sagittal plane analysis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 2002;21:2350-56.
16. Sweet FD, 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.