• Eur Spine J · Feb 2018

    Asymmetrical trunk movement during walking improved to normal range at 3 months after corrective posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

    • Daniel A C F Wong-Chung, Schimmel Janneke J P JJP Sint Maartenskliniek Research, Sint Maartenskliniek, P.O. box 9011, 6500 GM, Nijmegen, The Netherlands., Marinus de Kleuver, and Keijsers Noël L W NLW Sint Maartenskliniek Research, Sint Maartenskliniek, P.O. box 9011, 6500 GM, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. n.keijsers@maartenskliniek.nl..
    • Sint Maartenskliniek Research, Sint Maartenskliniek, P.O. box 9011, 6500 GM, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
    • Eur Spine J. 2018 Feb 1; 27 (2): 388-396.

    PurposeTo investigate the effects of posterior spinal fusion (PSF) and curve type on upper body movements in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) patients during gait.MethodsTwenty-four girls (12-18 years) with AIS underwent PSF. 3D-Gait-analyses were performed preoperatively, at 3 months and 1 year postoperatively. Mean position (0° represents symmetry) and range of motion (ROM) of the trunk (thorax-relative-to-pelvis) in all planes were assessed. Lower body kinematics and spatiotemporal parameters were also evaluated.ResultsMean trunk position improved from 7.0° to 2.9° in transversal plane and from 5.0° to - 0.8° in frontal plane at 3 months postoperative (p < 0.001), and was maintained at 1 year. Trunk ROM in transverse plane decreased from 9.6° to 7.5° (p < 0.001) after surgery. No effects of PSF were observed on the lower body kinematics during the gait cycle. Patients with a double curve had a more axial rotated trunk before and after surgery (p = 0.013).ConclusionIn AIS patients, during gait an evident asymmetrical position of the trunk improved to an almost symmetric situation already 3 months after PSF and was maintained at 1 year. Despite a reduction of trunk ROM, patients were able to maintain the same walking pattern in the lower extremities after surgery. This improvement of symmetry and maintenance of normal gait can explain the rapid recovery and well functioning in daily life of AIS patients, despite undergoing a fusion of large parts of their spine.

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