• Jong-Hyeok Park, Jong Beom Lee, Il Sup Kim, and Jae Taek Hong.
• Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South Korea.
• Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2020 Mar 1; 18 (3): 271-277.

BackgroundCervical spine deformity negatively affects patients' quality of life. Pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) has reported to correct cervical deformity but it is challenging and carries a significant risk of morbidity.ObjectiveTo report transdiscal C7 PSO with a strut graft for the correction of sagittal and coronal imbalance in patients with fixed cervical deformity.MethodsAfter standard exposure, the spine was instrumented from C2 to T3. T1 subtotal laminectomy, and C6 to C7 total laminectomies were necessary for C7 PSO. Osteotomy was initiated with removal of C6-7 and C7-T1 facet joints to isolate C7 pedicles and identify bilateral C7/C8 roots. Bilateral C7 pediculectomies and transdiscal PSO were performed. A rectangular strut allograft was then inserted into the PSO site. The location of the strut graft was used as a fulcrum of sagittal and coronal correction. The head fixator was released and the head was extended under intraoperative neuromonitoring, and then detailed sagittal and coronal balances were controlled by compressing or distracting between the pedicle screws above and below the osteotomy.ResultsThis technique was applied in 2 patients with fixed subaxial cervical deformities. Transdiscal PSO could add more amount of correction and provide the additional fusion surface. The strut graft prevented sagittal translation, foraminal narrowing, and excessive focal cord kinking during PSO. Both patients showed radiologic and clinical improvements after surgery, and no neurovascular complication occurred after the surgery.ConclusionTransdiscal C7 PSO with a strut graft placement provided a safe way of correcting sagittal and coronal imbalance simultaneously and reduced neurological complication by preventing sagittal translation, foraminal narrowing and spinal cord kinking.Copyright © 2019 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

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