Asian Spine J.  2016 Dec;10(6):1106-1114. 10.4184/asj.2016.10.6.1106.

Results of Single-Staged Posterior Decompression and Circumferential Fusion Using a Transpedicular Approach to Correct a Kyphotic Deformity due to Thoracolumbar Spinal Tuberculosis

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  • 1Department of Orthopaedics, B.J Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. shaival_dalal@yahoo.co.in

Abstract

STUDY DESIGN: This is a prospective study. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the results of single-staged posterior decompression and circumferential fusion using a transpedicular approach to correct a kyphotic deformity due to thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: Surgical management is frequently an imperative choice to achieve spinal decompression and deformity correction due to tuberculosis to relieve pain, improve neurology, and reconstruct the spine stability. Since the time anterior radical debridement and noninstrumented fusion was described, it has become apparent that even anterior debridement and bone grafting was often unsatisfactory in correcting or preventing the progression of kyphosis deformity. With the advent of modern segmental spinal instrumentation systems, isolated posterior instrumentation; combined anterior and posterior fusion; and single-staged posterior decompression and circumferential fusion have been described by many authors for correcting angular deformity and stabilizing the spine; however, there is a lack of consensus regarding the most effective means of correcting the deformity due to thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis.
METHODS
This is a prospective study of 20 patients with thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis who underwent surgery at our institute.
RESULTS
Twenty patients who were started on antituberculosis treatment underwent surgery using a single-staged posterior approach involving fixation, decompression, and kyphosis correction. Preoperatively, all patients had varying degrees of neurological deficit and a 27.45° average kyphotic angle, which improved. At the 1-year follow-up, correction was maintained at 6.9°, and 55% of patients showed neurological improvement. None of the patients experienced neurological deterioration. Two patients with lumbar spine tuberculosis underwent revision surgery because of nonunion.
CONCLUSIONS
The procedure of posterior decompression, fixation, and circumferential fusion using a transpedicular approach performed for thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis is effective, safe, and excellent in correcting and maintaining kyphosis.

Keyword

Spinal tuberculosis; Decompression; Fusion; Kyphosis

MeSH Terms

Bone Transplantation
Congenital Abnormalities*
Consensus
Debridement
Decompression*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Kyphosis
Neurology
Prospective Studies
Spine
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Spinal*
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