TY - JOUR
T1 - Sacral-Alar-Iliac Fixation in Pediatric Deformity
T2 - Radiographic Outcomes and Complications
AU - Jain, Amit
AU - Kebaish, Khaled M.
AU - Sponseller, Paul D.
N1 - Funding Information:
Author disclosures: AJ (none); KMK (royalties from DePuy Synthes; consulting fees from Orthofix, DePuy Synthes, and K2M; institutional grants from DePuy Synthes); PDS (consultancy fees from DePuy Synthes Spine, Globus; institutional grants from Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation; royalties from Globus).
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PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Study Design Retrospective case series. Objectives To assess the radiographic outcomes and complications of sacral-alar-iliac (SAI) fixation in children. Summary of Background Data Pelvic fixation in children undergoing spinal deformity surgery can be challenging because of complex anatomy, compound biomechanical forces at the lumbosacral junction, and poor bone quality. Methods Radiographic and clinical records of 80 consecutive patients aged 18 years or younger who underwent posterior spinal fusion surgery with SAI fixation by one pediatric orthopedic surgeon and who had a minimum 2 years of follow-up (mean follow-up: 3.5 years, range, 2-7 years) were retrospectively reviewed. Changes in coronal curve magnitude and pelvic obliquity were assessed using Student t tests. Significance was set at a p value less than.05 for all analyses. Results Pelvic obliquity correction averaged 77%, from 26 ± 13 degrees before surgery to 6 ± 4 degrees at final follow-up (p <.001); 91% of the patients were corrected to a pelvic obliquity of less than 10 degrees. Coronal curve correction averaged 72%, from 78 ± 27 degrees before surgery to 22 ± 15 degrees at final follow-up (p <.001). No patient had vascular or neurologic complications or died perioperatively. Twenty patients (25%) had radiographic evidence of implant-related problems, of which there were nine screw fractures (all in the neck of screws with ≤8-mm outer diameter). Six patients had symptomatic complications associated with SAI fixation (three patients with pseudarthrosis at the lumbosacral junction, all of whom required revision surgery, two patients with implant prominence, and one patient with pain related to implant). Other complications included seven instances of wound dehiscence, three deep wound infections, and one superficial wound infection. Conclusions SAI fixation provided a low-profile alternative to iliac screws for the correction of pelvic obliquity. The largest possible diameter screws are recommended, ideally >8 mm. Level of Evidence Level 4.
AB - Study Design Retrospective case series. Objectives To assess the radiographic outcomes and complications of sacral-alar-iliac (SAI) fixation in children. Summary of Background Data Pelvic fixation in children undergoing spinal deformity surgery can be challenging because of complex anatomy, compound biomechanical forces at the lumbosacral junction, and poor bone quality. Methods Radiographic and clinical records of 80 consecutive patients aged 18 years or younger who underwent posterior spinal fusion surgery with SAI fixation by one pediatric orthopedic surgeon and who had a minimum 2 years of follow-up (mean follow-up: 3.5 years, range, 2-7 years) were retrospectively reviewed. Changes in coronal curve magnitude and pelvic obliquity were assessed using Student t tests. Significance was set at a p value less than.05 for all analyses. Results Pelvic obliquity correction averaged 77%, from 26 ± 13 degrees before surgery to 6 ± 4 degrees at final follow-up (p <.001); 91% of the patients were corrected to a pelvic obliquity of less than 10 degrees. Coronal curve correction averaged 72%, from 78 ± 27 degrees before surgery to 22 ± 15 degrees at final follow-up (p <.001). No patient had vascular or neurologic complications or died perioperatively. Twenty patients (25%) had radiographic evidence of implant-related problems, of which there were nine screw fractures (all in the neck of screws with ≤8-mm outer diameter). Six patients had symptomatic complications associated with SAI fixation (three patients with pseudarthrosis at the lumbosacral junction, all of whom required revision surgery, two patients with implant prominence, and one patient with pain related to implant). Other complications included seven instances of wound dehiscence, three deep wound infections, and one superficial wound infection. Conclusions SAI fixation provided a low-profile alternative to iliac screws for the correction of pelvic obliquity. The largest possible diameter screws are recommended, ideally >8 mm. Level of Evidence Level 4.
KW - Pediatric
KW - Pelvic fixation
KW - Radiographic outcomes
KW - Sacral-alar-iliac screw
KW - Spinal deformity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jspd.2015.11.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jspd.2015.11.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 27927507
AN - SCOPUS:84963815437
VL - 4
SP - 225
EP - 229
JO - Spine Deformity
JF - Spine Deformity
SN - 2212-134X
IS - 3
ER -