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Postoperative Cervical Sagittal Realignment Improves Patient-Reported Outcomes in Chronic Atlantoaxial Anterior Dislocation.

BACKGROUND: Chronic atlantoaxial anterior dislocation (AAD) not only results in myelopathy, but dislocation-related kyphosis also results in cervical malalignment, which permanently affects neck function and patient-reported outcomes (PROs).

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of kyphotic correction on realigning cervical spine and independent cervical alignment parameters, which may be correlated with an improvement of PROs.

METHODS: The study included 21 patients with chronic AAD-related kyphosis who underwent C1-2 reduction and correction surgery. Radiographic parameters were measured to assess cervical realignment preoperatively and postoperatively. Neck disability index (NDI), short form 12 physical component summary (SF-12 PCS), and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores were recorded to reveal changes in PROs. The independent parameters correlated with the improvements of PROs were analyzed.

RESULTS: Of the radiographic parameters, the C1-2 Cobb angle, the C2-7 Cobb angle, thoracic inlet angle, cervical tilt, and T1 slope were significantly changed from -4.0° ± 16.2°, -29.2° ± 11.2°, 73.1° ± 13.3°, 30.4° ± 8.5°, and 29.1° ± 8.8° preoperatively to -13.5° ± 8.1° (P = .005), -18.0° ± 12.0° (P < .001), 67.1° ± 11.6° (P = .042), 23.1° ± 10.3° (P = .007), and 24.0° ± 7.0° (P = .011) at last follow-up, respectively. NDI, JOA, and SF-12 PCS scores were significantly improved postoperatively. The C1-2 Cobb angle was an independent parameter correlated with the improvements in SF-12 PCS, NDI, and JOA scores.

CONCLUSION: Correction and reduction surgery can realign cervical spine in chronic AAD patients. The C1-2 Cobb angle was an independent parameter correlated with the improvements of PROs.

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