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- Robert M Koffie, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Jennifer N Lehrman, Jakub Godzik, SawaAnna G UAGUDepartment of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA., Shashank V Gandhi, Brian P Kelly, Juan S Uribe, and Jay D Turner.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
- World Neurosurg. 2022 Oct 1; 166: e656e663e656-e663.
BackgroundAdjacent level degeneration is a precursor to construct failure in adult spinal deformity surgery, but whether construct design affects adjacent level degeneration risk remains unclear. Here we present a biomechanical profile of common deformity correction constructs and assess adjacent level biomechanics.MethodsStandard nondestructive flexibility tests (7.5 Nm) were performed on 21 cadaveric specimens: 14 pedicle subtraction osteotomies (PSOs) and 7 anterior column realignment (ACR) constructs. The ranges of motion (ROM) at the adjacent free level in flexion, extension, axial rotation, and lateral bending were measured and analyzed.ResultsACR constructs had a lower ROM change on flexion at the proximal adjacent free level than constructs with PSO (1.02 vs. 1.32, normalized to the intact specimen, P < 0.01). Lateral lumbar interbody fusion adjacent to PSO and 4 rods limits ROM at the free level more effectively than transforaminal interbody fusion and 2 rods in correction constructs with PSO. Use of 2 screws to anchor the ACR interbody further decreased ROM at the proximal adjacent free level on flexion, but adding 4 rods in this setting added no further limitation to adjacent segment motion.ConclusionsACR constructs have less ROM change at the adjacent level compared to PSO constructs. Among constructs with ACR, anchoring the ACR interbody with 2 screws reduces motion at the proximal adjacent free level. When PSOs are used, lateral lumbar interbody fusion adjacent to the PSO level has a greater reduction in adjacent-segment motion than transforaminal interbody fusion, suggesting that deformity construct configuration influences proximal adjacent-segment biomechanics.Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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