• Francisco Rodriguez-Fontan, Bradley J Reeves, Andriy Noshchenko, David Ou-Yang, Christopher J Kleck, Christopher Cain, Evalina Burger-Van der Walt, and Vikas V Patel.
• Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 1365 N. Aurora Court, Aurora, CO, USA. francisco.rodriguezfontan@cuanschutz.edu.
• Eur Spine J. 2020 Jun 1; 29 (6): 1287-1296.

Study DesignThis is a retrospective, single-institution, cohort study.ObjectivesTo evaluate the association of Mersilene tape use and risk of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK), after surgical correction of adult spinal deformity (ASD) by posterior instrumented fusion (PIF). PJK, following long spinal PIF, is a complication which often requires reoperation. Mersilene tape, strap stabilization of the supra-adjacent level to upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) seems a preventive measure.MethodsPatients who underwent PIF for ASD with Mersilene tape stabilization (case group) or without (control group) between 2006 and 2016 were analyzed preoperatively to 2-year follow-up. Matching of potential controls to each case was performed. Radiographic sagittal Cobb angle (SCA), lumbar lordosis, pelvic tilt, sacral slope, and pelvic incidence were measured pre- and postoperatively, using a deformity measuring software program. PJK was defined as progression of postoperative junctional SCA at UIV ≥ 10°.ResultsEighty patients were included: 20 cases and 60 controls. The cumulative rate of PJK ≥ 10° at 2-year follow-up was 15% in cases versus 38% of controls (OR = 0.28; P = 0.04) with higher latent period in cases, (20 vs. 7.5 months), P = 0.018. Mersilene tape decreased risk of PJK linked with the impact of the following confounders: age, ≥ 55 years old (OR = 0.19; 0.02 ≥ P ≤ 0.03); number of spinal levels fused 7-15 (OR = 0.13; 0.02 ≥ P ≤ 0.06); thoracic UIV (T12-T1) (OR = 0.13; 0.02 ≥ P ≤ 0.06); BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2 (OR = 0.22; 0.03 ≥ P ≤ 0.08); and osteoporosis (OR = 0.13; 0.02 ≥ P ≤ 0.08).ConclusionsMersilene tape at UIV + 1 level decreases the risk of PJK following PIF for ASD. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.

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