Surgical outcome of minimal invasive oblique lateral interbody fusion with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in the treatment of adult degenerative scoliosis

. 2022 Dec 2;101(48):e31879.


doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031879.

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Jun Seok Lee et al.


Medicine (Baltimore).


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Abstract

Oblique lateral interbody fusion is performed for lumbar spinal restoration and stabilization, without extensive paraspinal muscle damage or massive bleeding. This study aimed to confirm the radiological and clinical outcomes of minimally invasive oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (PPSF) as treatment for adult degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Medical records of 40 patients with degenerative lumbar spinal deformities who underwent selective OLIF and PPSF at our hospital between April 2018 and February 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. The study population comprised 7 male and 33 female patients aged 55-79 years. Standing radiography was performed, and the coronal cobb angle, distance between the C7 plumb line and central sacral vertical line, sagittal vertical axis, pelvic tilt, lumbar lordosis (LL), pelvic incidence (PI), and difference between PI and LL (PI-LL) were measured. Coronal scoliosis was defined as a lumbar coronal plane curve of > 15°. All patients achieved statistically significant improvements in coronal and sagittal alignment. The coronal cobb angle was corrected from 18.82° to 11.52°, and the central sacral vertical line was reduced from 18.30 mm to 15.47 mm. The sagittal vertical axis was significantly reduced from 45.95 mm to 32.72 mm. In contrast, the pelvic tilt and LL were minimally changed. For subgroup analyses, patients were divided into the convex and concave groups according to the direction of coronal curve correction. Vertebral body rotation was superior in the convex group than in the concave group. Furthermore, we checked for asymmetric facet degeneration at the upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) level at 1 year postoperatively. Of the 22 patients who underwent more than 3 level fusion surgery, 8 patients were confirmed the postoperative asymmetric facet degeneration in above UIV. Minor complications occurred in 16 patients, who recovered without any problems. Revision surgery was not performed in all cases. Minimally invasive OLIF with PPSF has a lower risk of complications and favorable surgical outcomes in patients with adult degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Access from the convex side is advantageous for the correction of the rotated vertebra. Extending the UIV level to the neutral vertebra can reduce the occurrence of postoperative asymmetric facet degeneration.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no funding and conflicts of interest to disclose.

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