Pedicle subtraction osteotomy for rigid post-tuberculous kyphosis

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Jul;88(7):925-7. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B7.17366.

Abstract

We studied 15 patients with healed tuberculosis of the spine and a resultant kyphosis. We selected only those with no neurological deficit and performed a wedge resection of the vertebra using a transpedicular approach. The wedge was removed from the apex of the deformity. For those with a neurological deficit, we chose the conventional anterior debridement and decompression with 360 degrees circumferential fusion. At a mean follow-up of 26.8 months (8 to 46) the outcome was good with an increase in the mean Oswestry Disability Index from 56.26 (48 to 62) pre-operatively to 11.2 (6 to 16) at the latest follow-up.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kyphosis / etiology
  • Kyphosis / surgery*
  • Lumbosacral Region
  • Male
  • Osteotomy / methods*
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculosis, Spinal / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Spinal / surgery