Instrumentation failure following pediatric spine deformity growth-sparing surgery using traditional growing rods or vertical expandable prosthetic titanium ribs

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2024年2月8日

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Noriaki Yokogawa,
Satoru Demura,
Tetsuya Ohara,
Ryoji Tauchi,
Kosuke Takimura,
Haruhisa Yanagida,
Toru Yamaguchi,
Kota Watanabe,
Satoshi Suzuki,
Koki Uno,
Teppei Suzuki,
Kei Watanabe,
Toshiaki Kotani,
Keita Nakayama,
Norihiro Oku,
Yuki Taniguchi,
Hideki Murakami,
Takuya Yamamoto,
Ichiro Kawamura,
Katsushi Takeshita,
Ryo Sugawara,
Ichiro Kikkawa,
Noriaki Kawakami

摘要

Background

Instrumentation failure (IF) is a major complication associated with growth-sparing surgery for pediatric spinal deformities; however, studies focusing on IF following each surgical procedure are lacking. We aimed to evaluate the incidence, timing, and rates of unplanned return to the operating room (UPROR) associated with IF following each surgical procedure in growth-sparing surgeries using traditional growing rods (TGRs) and vertical expandable prosthetic titanium ribs (VEPTRs).

Methods

We reviewed 1,139 surgical procedures documented in a Japanese multicenter database from 2015 to 2017. Of these, 544 TGR and 455 VEPTR procedures were included for evaluation on a per-surgery basis. IF was defined as the occurrence of an implant-related complication requiring revision surgery.

Results

The surgery-based incidences of IF requiring revision surgery in the TGR and VEPTR groups were 4.3% and 4.0%, respectively, with no significant intergroup difference. Remarkably, there was a negative correlation between IF incidence per surgical procedure and the number of lengthening surgeries in both groups. In addition, rod breakage in the TGR group and anchor-related complications in the VEPTR group tended to occur relatively early in the treatment course. The surgery-based rates of UPROR due to IF in the TGR and VEPTR groups were 2.0% and 1.5%, respectively, showing no statistically significant difference.

Conclusions

We found that IF, such as anchor related-complications and rod breakage, occurs more frequently earlier in the course of lengthening surgeries. This finding may help in patient counseling and highlights the importance of close postoperative follow-up to detect IF and improve outcomes.