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Published in: BMC Surgery 1/2022

Open Access 01-12-2022 | Tuberculosis | Research

Comparison of clinical and radiological outcomes of local morselized bone grafts and structural iliac bone grafts in the treatment of lumbar tuberculosis with posterior-only surgery

Authors: Shuang Xu, Shuai Zhang, Gaoju Wang, Jin Yang, Yueming Song, Qing Wang

Published in: BMC Surgery | Issue 1/2022

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Abstract

Background

Many surgeons have reported results similar to those of anterior debridement and bone grafting in treating spinal tuberculosis in the lumbar region using only a posterior approach. However, there is still no consensus regarding bone graft methods. This study aims to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of morselized versus structural iliac bone grafts in the treatment of lumbar tuberculosis via one-stage posterior surgery.

Methods

A retrospective study was performed with 82 patients with lumbar tuberculosis who had undergone posterior-only debridement, bone grafting, and instrumentation between January 2014 and June 2018. Morselized bone grafts were used in 43 patients, whereas structural iliac bone grafts were used in 39 patients. The clinical data and imaging results of the patients were compared between the two groups to evaluate the clinical effects of the two types of grafts.

Results

The operation time, blood loss and hospital stay values in the morselized bone group were significantly lower than those in the structural iliac bone group (p < 0.05). No significant differences were observed with respect to erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), Cobb angle, or improvement of neurological function between the two groups. The VAS pain scores for low back and leg pain decreased significantly after the operation (p < 0.05). However, postoperatively, the VAS score was higher in the structural iliac bone group than in the morselized bone group, and there was no significant difference at the last follow-up between the two groups (p > 0.05). Bone fusion was achieved in 41 patients (95%) in the morselized bone group and 38 patients (97%) in the structural iliac bone group. There was no significant difference between the fusion rates of the two groups (p > 0.05).

Conclusion

The two graft techniques achieved comparable clinical outcomes in lumbar spinal tuberculosis treatment. However, the morselized bone graft was more beneficial in terms of reducing surgical trauma and postoperative complications.
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Metadata
Title
Comparison of clinical and radiological outcomes of local morselized bone grafts and structural iliac bone grafts in the treatment of lumbar tuberculosis with posterior-only surgery
Authors
Shuang Xu
Shuai Zhang
Gaoju Wang
Jin Yang
Yueming Song
Qing Wang
Publication date
01-12-2022
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Surgery / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2482
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01638-4

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