Department of Orthopaedics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd, MS#69, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA.
Spine Deform. 2023 Jul;11(4):951-956. doi: 10.1007/s43390-023-00669-y. Epub 2023 Mar 17.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the deformity angular ratio (DAR) on intra-operative neuromonitoring (IONM) signal changes during posterior spinal fusion (PSF) without vertebral column resection (VCR).
Retrospective review of severe pediatric spinal deformity patients treated with PSF without VCR or three-column osteotomy from 2008 to 2018. Exclusion criteria were prior instrumentation, lack of IONM, and incomplete radiographic data. Coronal DAR (C-DAR), sagittal DAR (S-DAR), and total DAR (T-DAR) were calculated and compared between patients with IONM signal loss and those without.
Two hundred and fifty-three patients met inclusion criteria. Forty-seven of two hundred and fifty-three (19%) patients had IONM signal loss. Intra-operative wake-up test was performed in seven cases; three of seven (43%) had a neurological deficit on wake-up test. All neurological deficits resolved at a mean of 41 days postop. IONM loss was associated with increased kyphosis (p = 0.003) and was not associated with Cobb angle (p = 0.16). S-DAR (p = 0.03) and T-DAR (p = 0.005) were associated with IONM signal loss but C-DAR was not (p = 0.06). Increased incidence of IONM signal loss was seen with S-DAR > 7 (p = 0.02) or T-DAR > 27 (p = 0.02). Twenty-four of ninety-two (26%) patients with S-DAR > 7 had IONM signal loss compared to twenty-three of one hundred and sixty-one (14%) with S-DAR ≤ 7 (OR, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.1-4.0). Seven of sixteen (44%) patients with T-DAR > 27 had signal loss compared to forty of two hundred and thirty-seven (17%) patients with T-DAR ≤ 27 (OR, 3.8; 95% CI, 1.3-10.9).
Patients with S-DAR > 7 or T-DAR > 27 have a higher risk of IONM loss during pediatric PSF even in the absence of a VCR or three-column osteotomies.
本研究旨在探讨在不进行脊柱截骨术(VCR)的情况下,脊柱后路融合术(PSF)过程中畸形角比(DAR)对术中神经监测(IONM)信号变化的影响。
回顾性分析 2008 年至 2018 年间,接受 PSF 治疗的严重儿童脊柱畸形患者的临床资料,排除标准为:术前有内固定、缺乏 IONM 或影像学资料不完整。计算冠状位 DAR(C-DAR)、矢状位 DAR(S-DAR)和总 DAR(T-DAR),并比较 IONM 信号丢失组和无信号丢失组之间的差异。
253 例患者符合纳入标准。253 例患者中有 47 例(19%)发生 IONM 信号丢失。7 例患者术中行唤醒试验,其中 3 例(43%)唤醒时出现神经功能缺损。所有神经功能缺损均在术后平均 41 天恢复。IONM 信号丢失与后凸增加有关(p=0.003),与 Cobb 角无关(p=0.16)。S-DAR(p=0.03)和 T-DAR(p=0.005)与 IONM 信号丢失相关,但 C-DAR 无相关性(p=0.06)。S-DAR>7(p=0.02)或 T-DAR>27(p=0.02)时,IONM 信号丢失发生率增加。92 例 S-DAR>7 的患者中有 24 例(26%)发生 IONM 信号丢失,而 161 例 S-DAR≤7 的患者中有 23 例(14%)发生 IONM 信号丢失(OR,2.1;95%CI,1.1-4.0)。16 例 T-DAR>27 的患者中有 7 例(44%)发生信号丢失,而 237 例 T-DAR≤27 的患者中有 40 例(17%)发生信号丢失(OR,3.8;95%CI,1.3-10.9)。
即使不进行 VCR 或三柱截骨术,S-DAR>7 或 T-DAR>27 的患者在进行儿童 PSF 时,IONM 信号丢失的风险更高。