AN ANALYSIS OF 50 OPERATIONS OF THE VERTEBREKCTOMY AND ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION FOR TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL TUBERCULOSIS

Volume: 20 Number: 3 July 9, 2006
  • Gungor Cakirgil
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AN ANALYSIS OF 50 OPERATIONS OF THE VERTEBREKCTOMY AND ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION FOR TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL TUBERCULOSIS

Abstract

The results in the first 50 clinical cases, 2 to 65 years old, who and debridement and anterior spinal fusion for Potts disease at the Orthopaedic Department of Faculty of Medicine of Ankara University and Çankaya Hospital, Ankara. Between 1964-1974 were revieved retrospectivety after follow-ups from 1 to 10 years. The duration of symptoms prior the admission ranged from 3 months to five years. Forty three of the 50 cases had paraplegia and were first seen 1 month to 24 months and average 9.3 months after the onset of their neural symptoms. In the forty three patients with paraplegia, the causes of neural campression were found as: BoBne seguestrum, caseous material pus, a seguestrated disc, a protruding ridge of bone produaee by kyphoscoliosis, pachymeningitis, and pus within the dura. In our 50 Clinical cases after follow-ups one to ten year 37 (%74) patients showed solid fusion and healing of the tuberculous lesion. In 5 (%10) there was stabtenonunions and apparent healing of the disease. The remaining 8 (%16) were classified as having unstable non-unions reguiring further treatment. Post operatively an apparent increase of kyphosis, as determined roentgenographicaly average increase of 22.2 degrees were noted. The causes of increasing kyphosis were slippabe of the grafts, protrusion of the grafts into osteoporotic vertebral body and disc spaces, fracture of the grafts and overgrowth of the posterior part of the fusion mass. The post operative complications were: 3 superficial infections, 1 deep infections 10 fractures of the graft, 5 slippage of the graft, 4 post operative paralytic ileus (temporary) 1 cardiac arrest (a three year old boy had cardiac arrest right after the operation, while tansfering to strecher. Unfortunately he passed away). The following conclusions are offered: 1 The anterior approach gives direct, wide access to the diseased area and it is possible to remove all pothological focii radicalty. 2 Early decompression and anterior fusion is essential to avoid further destruction which may result in severe kyphosis, paraplegia and impairment of cardiopulmonary function. 3 Only and definite treatment of Pott's paraplegia can be obtained by antenor decompression and fusion. 4 In severe kyphotic cases, decompression of spinal cord should be incide through the posterolateral approach. 5 An anterior interbody spinal fusion between more than two vertebral segments may cause instability and subluxation. In this kind of cases, a second operation, posterler fusion is employed 6 weeks later. 6 In the treatment of Pott's disease, evacuation of the contents of the abscess combined with removal of all avascular bone and anterior fusion using strut grafts has given results superior to those obtained by other methods.

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July 9, 2006

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APA
Cakirgil, G. (2006). AN ANALYSIS OF 50 OPERATIONS OF THE VERTEBREKCTOMY AND ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION FOR TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL TUBERCULOSIS. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 20(3), 231-244. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v20i3.2850
AMA
1.Cakirgil G. AN ANALYSIS OF 50 OPERATIONS OF THE VERTEBREKCTOMY AND ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION FOR TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL TUBERCULOSIS. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;20(3):231-244. doi:10.3944/aott.v20i3.2850
Chicago
Cakirgil, Gungor. 2006. “AN ANALYSIS OF 50 OPERATIONS OF THE VERTEBREKCTOMY AND ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION FOR TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL TUBERCULOSIS”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 20 (3): 231-44. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v20i3.2850.
EndNote
Cakirgil G (July 1, 2006) AN ANALYSIS OF 50 OPERATIONS OF THE VERTEBREKCTOMY AND ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION FOR TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL TUBERCULOSIS. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 20 3 231–244.
IEEE
[1]G. Cakirgil, “AN ANALYSIS OF 50 OPERATIONS OF THE VERTEBREKCTOMY AND ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION FOR TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL TUBERCULOSIS”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 231–244, July 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v20i3.2850.
ISNAD
Cakirgil, Gungor. “AN ANALYSIS OF 50 OPERATIONS OF THE VERTEBREKCTOMY AND ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION FOR TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL TUBERCULOSIS”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 20/3 (July 1, 2006): 231-244. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v20i3.2850.
JAMA
1.Cakirgil G. AN ANALYSIS OF 50 OPERATIONS OF THE VERTEBREKCTOMY AND ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION FOR TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL TUBERCULOSIS. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;20:231–244.
MLA
Cakirgil, Gungor. “AN ANALYSIS OF 50 OPERATIONS OF THE VERTEBREKCTOMY AND ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION FOR TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL TUBERCULOSIS”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 20, no. 3, July 2006, pp. 231-44, doi:10.3944/aott.v20i3.2850.
Vancouver
1.Gungor Cakirgil. AN ANALYSIS OF 50 OPERATIONS OF THE VERTEBREKCTOMY AND ANTERIOR SPINAL FUSION FOR TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL TUBERCULOSIS. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Jul. 1;20(3):231-44. doi:10.3944/aott.v20i3.2850