TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Pedicle Screw Size on Surgical Outcomes Following Surgery for 412 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients
AU - Sarwahi, Vishal
AU - Hasan, Sayyida
AU - Koutsogiannis, Petros
AU - Visahan, Keshin
AU - Rao, Himanshu
AU - Patil, Aravind
AU - Lo, Yungtai
AU - Amaral, Terry
AU - Dimauro, Jon Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/11/1
Y1 - 2023/11/1
N2 - Study Design. Retrospective Review. Objective. The objective of this study was to determine differences in surgical and post-operative outcomes in AIS patients undergoing spinal deformity correction surgery using standard or large pedicle screw size. Summary of Background. Use of pedicle screw fixation in spinal deformity correction surgery is considered safe and effective. Still, the small size of the pedicle and the complex 3D anatomy of the thoracic spine makes screw placement challenging, with improper pedicle screw fixation leading to catastrophic complications including injuries to nerve roots, spinal cord, and major vessels. Thus, insertion of larger diameter screw sizes has raised concerns amongst surgeons, especially in the pediatric population. Materials and Methods. AIS patients undergoing PSF between 2013 and 2019 were included. Demographic, radiographic, and operative outcomes collected. Patients in the large screw size group (GpI) received 6.5 mm diameter screw sizes at all levels while standard screw size group (GpII) received 5.0 to 5.5 mm diameter screw sizes at all levels. Kruskall-Wallis and Fisher's exact test performed for continuous and categorical variables respectively. Subanalyses included (1) screw accuracy in patients with available CT scans, (2) stratified analysis of large- and standard-screw patients with ≥60% flexibility rate, (3) stratified analysis of large- and standard-screw patients with <60% flexibility rate, and (4) matched analysis of large- and standard-screw patients by surgeon and year of surgery. Results. GpI patients experienced significantly higher overall curve correction (P<0.001), with 87.6% experiencing at least one grade reduction of apical vertebral rotation from preoperative to postoperative visit(P=0.008). Patients with larger screws displayed higher postoperative kyphosis. No patient experienced medial breaching. Conclusion. Large screw sizes have similar safety profiles to standard screws without negatively impacting surgical and perioperative outcomes in AIS patients undergoing PSF. Additionally, coronal, sagittal, and rotational correction is superior for larger-diameter screws in AIS patients.
AB - Study Design. Retrospective Review. Objective. The objective of this study was to determine differences in surgical and post-operative outcomes in AIS patients undergoing spinal deformity correction surgery using standard or large pedicle screw size. Summary of Background. Use of pedicle screw fixation in spinal deformity correction surgery is considered safe and effective. Still, the small size of the pedicle and the complex 3D anatomy of the thoracic spine makes screw placement challenging, with improper pedicle screw fixation leading to catastrophic complications including injuries to nerve roots, spinal cord, and major vessels. Thus, insertion of larger diameter screw sizes has raised concerns amongst surgeons, especially in the pediatric population. Materials and Methods. AIS patients undergoing PSF between 2013 and 2019 were included. Demographic, radiographic, and operative outcomes collected. Patients in the large screw size group (GpI) received 6.5 mm diameter screw sizes at all levels while standard screw size group (GpII) received 5.0 to 5.5 mm diameter screw sizes at all levels. Kruskall-Wallis and Fisher's exact test performed for continuous and categorical variables respectively. Subanalyses included (1) screw accuracy in patients with available CT scans, (2) stratified analysis of large- and standard-screw patients with ≥60% flexibility rate, (3) stratified analysis of large- and standard-screw patients with <60% flexibility rate, and (4) matched analysis of large- and standard-screw patients by surgeon and year of surgery. Results. GpI patients experienced significantly higher overall curve correction (P<0.001), with 87.6% experiencing at least one grade reduction of apical vertebral rotation from preoperative to postoperative visit(P=0.008). Patients with larger screws displayed higher postoperative kyphosis. No patient experienced medial breaching. Conclusion. Large screw sizes have similar safety profiles to standard screws without negatively impacting surgical and perioperative outcomes in AIS patients undergoing PSF. Additionally, coronal, sagittal, and rotational correction is superior for larger-diameter screws in AIS patients.
KW - adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
KW - pedicle screws
KW - posterior spinal fusion
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U2 - 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004700
DO - 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004700
M3 - Article
C2 - 37134132
AN - SCOPUS:85169146459
SN - 0362-2436
VL - 48
SP - 1544
EP - 1551
JO - Spine
JF - Spine
IS - 21
ER -