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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1/2024

Open Access 01-12-2024 | Implant Complication | Research

Hybrid kyphoplasty with short-versus intermediate- and long-segment pedicle screw fixations for the management of thoracolumbar burst fractures

Authors: Kuan-Nien Chou, Peng-Wei Wang, Ming-Hsuan Chung, Da-Tong Ju

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2024

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Abstract

Background

This study aimed to determine if the hybrid short-segment (HSS) technique is a good alternative to the intermediate-segment (IS) and long-segment (LS) techniques in pedicle screw fixations for acute thoracolumbar burst fractures (TLBFs).

Methods

In this retrospective evaluation, we examined 43 patients who underwent surgical treatments, including one- or two-level suprajacent (U) and infrajacent (L) pedicle screw fixations, for acute single-level TLBFs with neurological deficits between the T11 and L2 levels from July 2013 to December 2019. Among these patients, 15 individuals underwent HSS (U1L1), 12 received IS (U2L1), and 16 underwent LS (U2L2) fixations. Supplemental kyphoplasty of the fractured vertebral bodies was performed exclusively in the HSS group. Our analysis focused on assessing blood loss and surgical duration. Additionally, we compared postoperative thoracolumbar kyphotic degeneration using the data on Cobb angles on lateral radiographic images acquired at three time points (preoperatively, postoperative day 1, and follow-up). The end of follow-up was defined as the most recent postoperative radiographic image or implant complication occurrence.

Results

Blood loss and surgical duration were significantly lower in the HSS group than in the IS and LS groups. Additionally, the HSS group exhibited the lowest implant complication rate (2/15, 13.33%), followed by the LS (6/16, 37.5%) and IS (8/12, 66.7%) group. Implant complications occurred at a mean follow-up of 7.5 (range: 6–9), 9 (range: 5–23), and 7 (range: 1–21) months in the HSS, IS, and LS groups. Among these implant complications, revision surgeries were performed in two patients in the HSS group, two in the IS group, and one in the LS group. One patient treated by HSS with balloon kyphoplasty underwent reoperation because of symptomatic cement leakage.

Conclusions

The HSS technique reduced intraoperative blood loss, surgical duration, and postoperative implant complications, indicating it is a good alternative to the IS and LS techniques for treating acute single-level TLBFs. This technique facilitates immediate kyphosis correction and successful maintenance of the corrected alignment within 1 year. Supplemental kyphoplasty with SpineJack® devices and high-viscosity bone cements for anterior reconstruction can potentially decrease the risk of cement leakage and related issues.
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Metadata
Title
Hybrid kyphoplasty with short-versus intermediate- and long-segment pedicle screw fixations for the management of thoracolumbar burst fractures
Authors
Kuan-Nien Chou
Peng-Wei Wang
Ming-Hsuan Chung
Da-Tong Ju
Publication date
01-12-2024
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-07320-5

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