TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparative analysis of the prevalence and characteristics of cervical malalignment in adults presenting with thoracolumbar spine deformity based on variations in treatment approach over 2 years
AU - Jalai, Cyrus M.
AU - Passias, Peter G.
AU - Lafage, Virginie
AU - Smith, Justin S.
AU - Lafage, Renaud
AU - Poorman, Gregory W.
AU - Diebo, Bassel
AU - Liabaud, Barthélemy
AU - Neuman, Brian J.
AU - Scheer, Justin K.
AU - Shaffrey, Christopher I.
AU - Bess, Shay
AU - Schwab, Frank
AU - Ames, Christopher P.
AU - International Spine Study Group (ISSG), Spine Study Group (ISSG)
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for the International Spine Study Group Foundation, through which this study was conducted, is from research grants from DePuy Spine and individual donations.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Purpose: Characteristics specific to cervical deformity (CD) concomitant with adult thoracolumbar deformity (TLD) remains uncertain, particularly regarding treatment. This study identifies cervical malalignment prevalence following surgical and conservative TLD treatment through 2 years. Methods: Retrospective analysis of a prospective, multicenter adult spinal deformity (ASD) database. CD was defined in operative and non-operative ASD patients according to the following criteria: T1 Slope minus Cervical Lordosis (T1S-CL) ≥20°, C2–C7 Cervical Sagittal Vertical Axis (cSVA) ≥40 mm, C2–C7 kyphosis >10°. Differences in rates, demographics, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores for Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Scoliosis Research Society Questionnaire (SRS-22r), and radiographic variables were assessed between treatment groups (Op vs. Non-Op) and follow-up periods (baseline, 1-year, 2-year). Results: Three hundred and nineteen (200 Op, 199 Non-Op) ASD patients were analyzed. Op patients’ CD rates at 1 and 2 years were 78.9, and 63.0 %, respectively. Non-Op CD rates were 21.1 and 37.0 % at 1 and 2 years, respectively. T1S-CL mismatch and cSVA malalignment characterized Op CD at 1 and 2 years (p < 0.05). Op and Non-Op CD groups had similar cervical/global alignment at 1 year (p > 0.05 for all), but at 2 years, Op CD patients had worse thoracic kyphosis (TK), T1S-CL, CL, cSVA, C2–T3 SVA, and global SVA compared to Non-Ops (p < 0.05). Op CD patients had worse ODI, and SRS Activity at 1 and 2 years post-operative (p < 0.05), but had greater 2-year SRS Satisfaction scores (p = 0.019). Conclusions: In the first study to compare cervical malalignment at extended follow-up between ASD treatments, CD rates rose overall through 2 years. TLD surgery, resulting in higher CD rates characterized by T1S-CL and cSVA malalignment, produced poorer HRQoL. This information can aid in treatment method decision-making when cervical deformity is present concomitant with TLD.
AB - Purpose: Characteristics specific to cervical deformity (CD) concomitant with adult thoracolumbar deformity (TLD) remains uncertain, particularly regarding treatment. This study identifies cervical malalignment prevalence following surgical and conservative TLD treatment through 2 years. Methods: Retrospective analysis of a prospective, multicenter adult spinal deformity (ASD) database. CD was defined in operative and non-operative ASD patients according to the following criteria: T1 Slope minus Cervical Lordosis (T1S-CL) ≥20°, C2–C7 Cervical Sagittal Vertical Axis (cSVA) ≥40 mm, C2–C7 kyphosis >10°. Differences in rates, demographics, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores for Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Scoliosis Research Society Questionnaire (SRS-22r), and radiographic variables were assessed between treatment groups (Op vs. Non-Op) and follow-up periods (baseline, 1-year, 2-year). Results: Three hundred and nineteen (200 Op, 199 Non-Op) ASD patients were analyzed. Op patients’ CD rates at 1 and 2 years were 78.9, and 63.0 %, respectively. Non-Op CD rates were 21.1 and 37.0 % at 1 and 2 years, respectively. T1S-CL mismatch and cSVA malalignment characterized Op CD at 1 and 2 years (p < 0.05). Op and Non-Op CD groups had similar cervical/global alignment at 1 year (p > 0.05 for all), but at 2 years, Op CD patients had worse thoracic kyphosis (TK), T1S-CL, CL, cSVA, C2–T3 SVA, and global SVA compared to Non-Ops (p < 0.05). Op CD patients had worse ODI, and SRS Activity at 1 and 2 years post-operative (p < 0.05), but had greater 2-year SRS Satisfaction scores (p = 0.019). Conclusions: In the first study to compare cervical malalignment at extended follow-up between ASD treatments, CD rates rose overall through 2 years. TLD surgery, resulting in higher CD rates characterized by T1S-CL and cSVA malalignment, produced poorer HRQoL. This information can aid in treatment method decision-making when cervical deformity is present concomitant with TLD.
KW - Adult spinal deformity
KW - Cervical deformity
KW - Cervical spine malalignment
KW - Health-related quality of life
KW - Thoracolumbar deformity
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U2 - 10.1007/s00586-016-4564-7
DO - 10.1007/s00586-016-4564-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 27076049
AN - SCOPUS:84963657019
SN - 0940-6719
VL - 25
SP - 2423
EP - 2432
JO - European Spine Journal
JF - European Spine Journal
IS - 8
ER -