Peltonen Jari, Remes Ville, Holmberg Christer, Jalanko Hannu, Helenius Ilkka
Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki University Central Hospital, P.O. Box 281, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland.
Eur Spine J. 2006 Aug;15(8):1230-8. doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-0042-3. Epub 2006 Jan 10.
A review of the current literature reveals no systematic analyses of the results of surgical correction of spinal deformity after pediatric organ transplantation. We therefore evaluated clinical and radiographic outcomes of spinal deformity correction after solid organ transplantation in childhood and adolescence. All 211 cases of heart, liver, and kidney transplantations performed in children in our country were reviewed. Six patients had undergone surgical correction of spinal deformity at a mean age 14.6 (range 12-17) years. Clinical data of the patients were evaluated. Radiographs of the whole spine were taken preoperatively, immediately after, at 2-year, and final follow-up visits. The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) questionnaire was completed and a physical examination was performed at the final follow-up visit. The mean follow-up after spinal surgery was 4.9 years (range 2-7.6 years). Four patients developed scoliosis after organ transplantation without any evidence of scoliosis prior to organ transplantation. One patient with congenital scoliosis was operated on after kidney transplantation. One boy had osteoporosis and severe local kyphosis due to vertebral compression fractures. Four patients underwent anterior and posterior surgery, two posterior only. The mean preoperative Cobb angle of the thoracic curve was 54 degrees (range 42-69 degrees) in the patients with scoliosis. The postoperative values were 30 degrees (26-38 degrees) immediately after instrumentation and 39 degrees (34-42 degrees) at the final follow-up visit. The patient with vertebral compression fractures and progressive kyphosis had 70 degrees curve before surgery, 23 degrees immediately after the operation, and 60 degrees at the final check up. The mean total score on the SRS questionnaire was 95.5 (range 90-101). There is a relatively high incidence (2.8%) of spinal deformities needing operative treatment after solid organ transplantation. Possible etiologies for spinal deformities are growth disturbance and muscle weakness due to the basic disease. The other important factors are related to immunosuppressive medication, especially glucocorticoids needed after transplantation. Primary correction of these deformities was satisfactory, but during follow-up, a certain amount of recurrence of the curves was evident. Poor bone quality may explain some of the loss of correction.
对当前文献的回顾显示,尚无关于小儿器官移植后脊柱畸形手术矫正结果的系统分析。因此,我们评估了儿童和青少年实体器官移植后脊柱畸形矫正的临床和影像学结果。我们回顾了我国为儿童实施的所有211例心脏、肝脏和肾脏移植病例。6例患者在平均年龄14.6岁(范围12 - 17岁)时接受了脊柱畸形的手术矫正。对患者的临床资料进行了评估。术前、术后即刻、术后2年以及末次随访时均拍摄了全脊柱X线片。在末次随访时完成了脊柱侧凸研究学会(SRS)问卷并进行了体格检查。脊柱手术后的平均随访时间为4.9年(范围2 - 7.6年)。4例患者在器官移植后出现脊柱侧凸,在器官移植前无任何脊柱侧凸证据。1例先天性脊柱侧凸患者在肾移植后接受了手术。1名男孩因椎体压缩骨折出现骨质疏松和严重的局部后凸。4例患者接受了前后路手术,2例仅接受了后路手术。脊柱侧凸患者术前胸椎曲线的平均Cobb角为54度(范围42 - 69度)。器械固定后即刻的术后值为30度(26 - 38度),末次随访时为39度(34 - 42度)。椎体压缩骨折和进行性后凸的患者术前曲线为70度,术后即刻为23度,末次检查时为60度。SRS问卷的平均总分是95.5(范围90 - 101)。实体器官移植后需要手术治疗的脊柱畸形发生率相对较高(2.8%)。脊柱畸形的可能病因是基础疾病导致的生长发育障碍和肌肉无力。其他重要因素与免疫抑制药物有关,尤其是移植后所需的糖皮质激素。这些畸形的初次矫正效果令人满意,但在随访期间,曲线有一定程度的复发明显可见。骨质质量差可能解释了部分矫正丢失的原因。