• Spine · Mar 2020

    Selecting the Last Substantially Touching Vertebra as Lowest Instrumented Vertebra in Lenke type 2A-R and 2A-L Curves.

    • Xiaodong Qin, Zhong He, Rui Yin, Yong Qiu, and Zezhang Zhu.
    • Department of Spine Surgery, the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China.
    • Spine. 2020 Mar 1; 45 (5): 309-318.

    Study DesignA retrospective study.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine whether the last substantially touching vertebra (LSTV) can be selected as the optimal lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) for Lenke 2A adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with different lumbar modifiers (2A-R and 2A-L) and to investigate its relationship with the distal adding-on.Summary Of Background DataPrevious studies have documented good outcomes in Lenke 1A curve when LSTV was selected as LIV.MethodsA total of 101 female patients were included with a minimum of 2-year follow-up after selective posterior surgery. Patients were classified on the basis of the direction of L4 tilt: 2A-L and 2A-R. Patients with LSTV-1, LSTV, or LSTV+1 selected as LIV were assigned to three groups. Factors associated with adding-on were analyzed through comparison among the three groups.ResultsThe level of LSTV was more distal in the 2A-R group than that in the 2A-L group (P = 0.011). Distal adding-on was observed in 24 patients (23.8%). In the 2A-R curves, 26.1% patients were found to have adding-on. The incidence of adding-on was significantly higher in LSTV-1 than LSTV or LSTV+1 group. Logistic regression analysis showed the distance between LIV and LSTV (LIV-LSTV <0) was the independent factor associated with adding-on (odds ratio [OR] = 8.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.1-45.5, P = 0.011). In the 2A-L curves, 21.8% patients were found to have adding-on. The incidence of adding-on was significantly lower in LSTV+1 than LSTV-1 or LSTV group. Similarly, logistic regression showed the distance between LIV and LSTV (LIV-LSTV ≤0) had significant association with adding-on (OR = 11.9, 95% CI = 2.5-53.2, P = 0.009).ConclusionThe distance between LIV and LSTV was a significant factor associated with adding-on for both 2A-R and 2A-L patients. The rule of selecting LIV should be different between 2A-R and 2A-L curves. We recommend to extend the fusion level to LSTV in 2A-R curve and to LSTV+1 in 2A-L curve to avoid distal adding-on.Level Of Evidence3.

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