• Zhicai Shi, Jiayu Chen, Chao Wang, Ming Li, Quan Li, Ye Zhang, Cheng Li, Yuehua Qiao, Guo Kaijin, Chen Xiangyang, and Bo Ran.
• *Department of Orthopaedics, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to the Second Medical University, Shanghai †Department of Orthopedics, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming ‡Department of Orthopedic Injury, General Hospital of Jinan Military Command, Jinan, Shandong Province §Department of Orthopedics, People's Liberation Army 161 Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei Province ∥Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College ¶Teaching and Research Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
• J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Oct 1; 28 (8): E454-9.

ObjectiveTo compare the effect of thoracoscopic anterior release combined with posterior spinal fusion and posterior-only approach with an all-pedicle screw construct in the treatment of rigid thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.MethodsFrom June 2001 to June 2010, 63 patients who were admitted to our hospital with thoracic Cobb angle ≥80 degrees and the flexibility ≤40% were enrolled in our study. They were treated with either a combined anterior/posterior spinal fusion with hooks and screws (group A, n=25) or a posterior spinal fusion alone with an all-pedicle screw construct (group B, n=38). The thoracic Cobb angle in the standing whole-spine anteroposterior x-ray, thoracic kyphosis (T5-T12) Cobb angle, imaging examination parameters, fixation segments, implant density, and complications between the 2 groups were compared.ResultsThere were no significant differences in operation time, bleeding volume, length of hospital stay, preoperative coronal, sagittal Cobb, coronal curve flexibility, or postoperative coronal Cobb correction ratio between the 2 groups. Moreover, no significant difference in the Scoliosis Research Society-22 score at the last follow-up was present in the 2 groups, although it had been improved compared with that presented during the preoperative period. The implant density of group A (44±4%) was significantly lower than that of group B (55±5%) (P<0.001). In group A, the main complication was chylothorax (n=2) and hemopneumothorax (n=2). In group B, acute intestinal obstruction was observed in 2 patients and pleural effusion was observed in 1 patient. In addition, 12 screws were misplaced (12/403, 3.0%) in group B.ConclusionsIn patients with rigid thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, posterior-only approach with an all-pedicle screw construct could achieve the same curve correction as a combined anterior/posterior spinal fusion by increasing the implant density. However, for scoliosis patients with a high risk of implant complications, anterior release combined with posterior spinal fusion is still recommended.

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