Clinical research of one-stage posterior internal fixation and anterior debridement of bone grafting in the treatment of severe lumbosacral tuberculosis / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of one-stage posterior internal fixation with pedicle screw and anterior debridement of bone grafting through the extraperitoneal approach the medial edge of rectus abdominis in treating severe lumbosa-cral tuberculosis .Methods 17 cases with L4-S1 tuberculosis were treated by internal fixation with pedicle screw ,anterior debride-ment through the extraperitoneal approach the medial edge of rectus abdominis ,and application of allogenic bone from January 2008 to December 2011 .All patients performed X-ray ,CT and MRI examinations before surgery .L5-S1 were involved in 8 cases ,L4-5 were involved in 6 cases ,and L4-S1 were involved in 3 cases;unilateral psoas abscess was found in 6 cases ,while bilateral psoas ab-scess was found in 3 cases ;Among the 17 cases ,8 cases had intraspinal invasion ,and 5 cases were combined with neurological dys-functions ,however ,according to Frankel grade ,4 cases were grade D ,and 1 case was grade C .Regular anti-tuberculosis treatment was given for more than 2 weeks before surgery ,and regular supportive treatment and anti-tuberculosis treatment were given for 9-12 months after surgery .As for regular follow-up(3 ,6 ,9 ,and 12 months after surgery ,and every 6 months later on) ,patients had examinations including ESR and X-ray to evaluate the tuberculosis activity and the condition of bone graft fusion ;while accord-ing to Frankel grade of nerves function ,changes in nerve function before and after surgery were evaluated in patients ,and changes of lumbosacral angle were also comparatively studied before and after surgery .Results There were no great vessel injuries and no nerve injuries except one case who had intraoperative ureteral injury which was repaired in time .The 17 patients were all followed up for 10-36 months(18 months average) ,and all reached clinical healing without complications such as tuberculous peritonitis ,e-rectile dysfunction and retrograde ejaculation .During the follow-up period ,there were no tuberculosis recurrence ,no loosening of in-ternal fixation ,and no break of rod and nail ;the grafted bones were fused in all patients with an average time of 7 .5 months ;accord-ing to Frankel grade of nerves function ,only one patient was grade D ,while the other four cases recovered to grade E .The lumbosa-cral angle of patients was corrected from 23 .8° ± 4 .0°(19 .8°-27 .8°) before surgery to 29 .1° ± 3 .6°(25 .5°-32 .7°) after surgery , and the change was statistical significance(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The one-stage posterior internal fixation with pedicle screw and anterior debridement of bone grafting through the extraperitoneal approach inside of rectus abdominis is a safe and effective meth-od ,which can thoroughly remove the focus ,reconstruct the lumbosacral stability ,and prevent the loosening of bone grafting .