The role of posterior fusion and instrumentation after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of Pott’s disease

Cilt: 33 Sayı: 4 11 Eylül 2006
  • Ufuk Talu
  • Cuneyt Sar
  • Okan Soyhan
  • Unsal Domanic
  • Azmi Hamzaoglu
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The role of posterior fusion and instrumentation after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of Pott’s disease

Abstract

Introduction: Long periods of immobilization and progressive kyphosis and graft failure are the major post-op problems encountered after anterior radical surgical treatment for tuberculosis of the spine. Posterior fusion and instrumentation can be the effective solution for these problems. Effectiveness of posterior fusion and instrumentation is investigated in this study based on cases with anterior procedure only and with combined procedures. Material and Method: 127 cases of tuberculosis of the spine were surgically treated between 1987 and 1995. They all had either one or more of conditions like spinal cord compression and neurologic deficit, vertebral body collapse and kyphosis or wide paravertebral abscess unresponsive to medical treatment. Of these 57 had only the anterior radical procedure between the years of 1987 and 1993. 70 cases had posterior instrumentation and fusion following the anterior procedure between the years of 1991 and 1995. In about 2/3(81 patients) autogenous iliac strut graft and 1/3 (40 patients) autogenous fibular strut graft (cases with more than two level involvement) were used along with rib-grafts after anterior debridement. 30 patients had MRI of the whole spinal column and 10% had multilevel lesions which were not seen at plain X-rays and caused neurologic deficit. Results: 21 of 57 patients who had anterior procedure only demonstrated a postop increase of kyphosis more than 10°. Increased kyphosis was due to graft slippage in 3, resorption in 2 and subsidence in 16 patients. No such increase or graft failure was noted in cases of combined procedure and posterior instrumentation. The difference in terms of kyphosis was found to be statistically significant (p=0.047). 14 of 127 patients were either paraplegic or paraparesic at presentation and neurologic recovery started in one to six weeks after surgery. Conclusion: Anterior radical debridement and strut-graft is the golden standard in the surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis but it should always be accompanied by posterior instrumentation and fusion to shorten immobilization period and hospital stay, obtain good and lasting correction of kyphosis and prevent further collapse and graft failure.

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Cuneyt Sar Bu kişi benim

Okan Soyhan Bu kişi benim

Unsal Domanic Bu kişi benim

Azmi Hamzaoglu Bu kişi benim

Yayımlanma Tarihi

11 Eylül 2006

Gönderilme Tarihi

6 Mart 2014

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Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 1999 Cilt: 33 Sayı: 4

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APA
Talu, U., Sar, C., Soyhan, O., Domanic, U., & Hamzaoglu, A. (2006). The role of posterior fusion and instrumentation after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of Pott’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 33(4), 255-263. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v33i4.2353
AMA
1.Talu U, Sar C, Soyhan O, Domanic U, Hamzaoglu A. The role of posterior fusion and instrumentation after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of Pott’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;33(4):255-263. doi:10.3944/aott.v33i4.2353
Chicago
Talu, Ufuk, Cuneyt Sar, Okan Soyhan, Unsal Domanic, ve Azmi Hamzaoglu. 2006. “The role of posterior fusion and instrumentation after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of Pott’s disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 33 (4): 255-63. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v33i4.2353.
EndNote
Talu U, Sar C, Soyhan O, Domanic U, Hamzaoglu A (01 Eylül 2006) The role of posterior fusion and instrumentation after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of Pott’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 33 4 255–263.
IEEE
[1]U. Talu, C. Sar, O. Soyhan, U. Domanic, ve A. Hamzaoglu, “The role of posterior fusion and instrumentation after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of Pott’s disease”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, c. 33, sy 4, ss. 255–263, Eyl. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v33i4.2353.
ISNAD
Talu, Ufuk - Sar, Cuneyt - Soyhan, Okan - Domanic, Unsal - Hamzaoglu, Azmi. “The role of posterior fusion and instrumentation after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of Pott’s disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 33/4 (01 Eylül 2006): 255-263. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v33i4.2353.
JAMA
1.Talu U, Sar C, Soyhan O, Domanic U, Hamzaoglu A. The role of posterior fusion and instrumentation after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of Pott’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;33:255–263.
MLA
Talu, Ufuk, vd. “The role of posterior fusion and instrumentation after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of Pott’s disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, c. 33, sy 4, Eylül 2006, ss. 255-63, doi:10.3944/aott.v33i4.2353.
Vancouver
1.Ufuk Talu, Cuneyt Sar, Okan Soyhan, Unsal Domanic, Azmi Hamzaoglu. The role of posterior fusion and instrumentation after anterior radical debridement and fusion in the surgical treatment of Pott’s disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 01 Eylül 2006;33(4):255-63. doi:10.3944/aott.v33i4.2353