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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the effect whether or not retaining muscle ligament complex of C2 attachment on cervical spine kyphotic deformity after single open-door laminoplasty.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total 40 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy underwent single open-door laminoplasty from February 2011 to June 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. Of them, single open-door for C₃-C₆ was 40 cases (group A), including 28 males and 12 females, with an average age of (68.4±9.3) years old;and single open-door for C₄-C₆ plus C₃ laminectomy decompression (in order to protect the muscle ligament complex of C₂ attachment) was 40 cases (group B), including 26 males and 14 females, with an average age of (66.8±8.4) years old. Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score, visual analogue scale (VAS), Cobb angle of sagittal plane from C₂-C₇, cervical range of motion were used to evaluate effects before operation and at the latest follow-up.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the patients were followed up from 24 to 31 months with an average of(26.5±3.4) months. There was no significant differences in VAS, JOA scores and cervical range of motion before surgery between two groups (>0.05) and all above items were significantly improved at the latest follow-up (<0.05), but there was no significant difference between two groups(>0.05). There was no significant difference in cervical Cobb angle before surgery between two groups(>0.05), and postoperative Cobb angle had obviously improved in two groups(<0.05), but the improvement of group B was better than that of group A.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Starting the laminoplasy on C₄ level and retainning the muscle ligament complex of C₂ attachment can obviouly decrease cervical spine syphotic deformity.</p>
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Objective To observe the clinical effects of magnified pedicle subtraction osteotomy (mPSO) via the posterior approach combined with biomimetic bone graft fusion and internal fixation for the treatment of thoracolumbar Kummell's disease and kyphosis.Methods A total of 11 patients with thoracolumbar Kummell's disease and kyphosis deformity were treated at our department from March 2012 to June 2016.They all underwent mPSO via the posterior approach combined with biomimetic bone graft fusion and internal fixation.They were 3 men and 8 women with an average age of 61.2 years.The clinical effects were evaluated according to visual analogue scale (VAS),Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scoring,American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) grading,cobb angle correction and rate of bone graft fusion at preoperation and 2 weeks,1,3,6 and 12 months after operation.Results All the patients were followed up for an average of 11.4 months (from 10 to 13 months).The VAS scores (2.1 ±0.5 points and 1.1 ±0.2 points),JOA scores (23.6 ±3.8 points and 25.5 ±3.2 points) and cobb angles (8.1°± 1.5° and 13.8°±2.1°) at 2 weeks after operation and final follow-ups were significantly improved from their preoperative values (8.1 ± 0.6 points,12.1 ± 3.6 points and 51.3° ± 9.8°,respectively) (P ＜ 0.05).However,there were no significant differences between 2 weeks after operation and the final follow-up in terms of the above values (P ＞ 0.05).The ASIA grading was improved from preoperative grade C to postoperative grade D in one case,and from preoperative grade D to postoperative grade E in 3 cases.At final follow-ups,bony fusion was observed at all the bone graft sites,with a fusion rate of 100％.Conclusion mPSO via the posterior approach combined with biomimetic bone graft fusion and internal fixation is a good treatment for patients with thoracolumbar Kummell's disease and kyphosis deformity.
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Objective To investigate the association between the lumbar vertebral fracture damage degree with the fracture classification,injury score,kyphosis deformity and nerve function injury.Methods According to the damage degree of posterior lig ament complex(PLC),the patients were divided into the PLC intact group and PLC injury group.Its relationship with PLC injury was researched by evaluating the fracture classification,injury score and nerve function injury situation in the two groups.Results The LCS score and TLICS score in the PLC injury group were (7.1±0.8) points and (8.2±0.6) points,which were higher than (5.7±0.5) points and (4.6±0.7) points in the PLC intact group.The Denis score in the PLC injury group was more serious.The Cobb angle in the PLC injury group was 29°,and which in the PLC intact group was 19°.The proportion of nerve function insufficiency in the PLC injury group was 89％,while which in the PLC intact group was only 60 ％.Conclusion The thoracolumbar vertebral fracture is closely related with PLC.PLC damage degree is positively correlated with the fracture classification,injury score,kyphosis deformity and nerve function injury degree.
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0.05). After operation, in the pedicle screw fixation group the indexes were restored, but the restoration was lost gradually at later follow- up stage. Their superior- inferior endplate angle before operation averaged 19.5? , but 8.6? after operation, and 20.0? at the latest follow- up. Their wedged angle before operation averaged 20.7? , but 9.1? after operation, and 15.9? at the latest follow- up. In the non- pedicle- screw fixation group, the indexes decreased gradually at the later follow- up. Their average superior- inferior endplate angle before operation was 16.6? , 14.6? after operation, and 23.0? at the latest follow- up. Their average wedged angle before operation was 15.6? , 16.6? after operation, and 22? at the latest follow- ups. Conclusions The height of the fractured vertebra may be lost and the wedged vertebra may occur again after surgery but conditions may become stable in 2 years. The spinal kyphosis deformity, however, may go on. Its possible causes are structural changes of the vertebra after surgery, the early degenerative changes of the adjacent intervertebral discs, and osteoporosis.