Spinopelvic balance evaluation of patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis L4L5 and L4L5 herniated disc who underwent surgery.

OBJECTIVE: To correlate spinopelvic balance with the development of degenerative spondylolisthesis and disk herniation. METHODS: This was a descriptive retrospective study that evaluated 60 patients in this hospital, 30 patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis at the L4-L5 level and 30 with herniated disk at the L4-L5 level, all of whom underwent Surgical treatment. RESULTS: Patients with lumbar disk herniation at L4-L5 level had a mean tilt of 8.06, mean slope of 36.93, and mean PI of 45. In patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis at the L4-L5 level, a mean tilt of 22.1, mean slope of 38.3, and mean PI of 61.4 were observed. CONCLUSION: This article reinforces the finding that the high mean tilt and PI are related to the onset of degenerative spondylolisthesis, and also concluded that the same angles, when low, increase the risk for disk herniation.

OBJETIVO: Correlacionar o equilíbrio espinopélvico com o desenvolvimento de espondilolistese degenerativa e hérnia discal. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo de caráter descritivo, no qual foram avaliados 60 pacientes, 30 portadores de espondilolistese degenerativa no nível L4-L5 e 30 portadores de hérnia de disco no nível L4-L5, todos submetidos a tratamento cirúrgico. RESULTADOS: Os pacientes portadores de hérnia de disco lombar no nível L4-L5 apresentaram uma média da inclinação pélvica (TILT) de 8,06, da inclinação sacral (SLOP) de 36,93 e da incidência pélvica (IP) de 45. Nos pacientes portadores espondilolistese degenerativa no nível L4-L5 foi observada uma média da TILT de 22,1, da SLOP de 38,3 e da IP de 61,4. CONCLUSÃO: O presente artigo reforça a descoberta de que as elevadas médias obtidas da TILT e da IP estão relacionadas com o surgimento da espondilolistese degenerativa e ainda conclui que os mesmos ângulos, quando baixos, aumentam o risco para hérnia de disco.

Quality of life in patients submitted to surgical treatment of idiopathic scoliosis.

OBJECTIVE: : To evaluate quality of life, using the SF-36, in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) who un-derwent surgery for deformity correction, comparing the results in the pre-and post-operative period. METHODS: : We evaluated 29 patients, 24 female, mean age 14.5 years, all patients had measurement of Cobb angle greater than 50º, and responded to the SF-36 questionnaire preope-ratively and on average two years after surgery. RESULTS: : There was improvement in all eight domains studied by the SF-36 after surgical treatment, with statistically significant improvement of the domains functional capacity physical aspects, pain and general state. Vitality and mental heal-th were those with the lowest percentage of improvement postoperatively. CONCLUSION: : Surgical treatment of defor-mity in all AIS improved the functional aspects assessed by the SF-36, representing, in practice, better quality of life for these patients. Evidence Level II, Prospective Study.