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Neurologic Injury in Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Staged Multilevel Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MOLIF) Using Hyperlordotic Tantalum Cages and Posterior Fusion Versus Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy (PSO).
Spine 2019 August 16
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review of prospectively collected data.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the safety of MOLIF versus PSO.
SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Complex adult spinal deformity (CASD) represents a challenging cohort of patients. The Scoli-RISK-1 study has shown a 22.18% perioperative risk of neurological injury. Restoration of sagittal parameters is associated with good outcome in ASD. Pedicle subtraction osteotomies (PSO) is an important technique for sagittal balance in ASD but is associated with significant morbidity. The multilevel oblique lumbar interbody fusion (MOLIF) is an extensile approach from L1 to S1.
METHODS: Single surgeon series from 2007 to 2015. Prospectively collected data. Scoli-RISK-1 criteria were refined to only include stiff or fused spines otherwise requiring a PSO. Roentograms were examined preoperatively and 2 year postoperatively. Primary outcome measure was the motor decline in American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) at hospital discharge, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 2 years. Demographics, blood loss, operative time, spinopelvic parameters, and spinal cord monitoring (SCM) events.
RESULTS: Sixty-eight consecutive patients were included in this study, with 34 patients in each Group. Group 1 (MOLIF) had a mean age 62.9 (45-81) and Group 2 (PSO) had a mean age of 66.76 years (47-79); 64.7% female versus PSO 76.5%; Body Mass Index (BMI) Group 1 (MOLIF) 28.05 and Group 2 (PSO) 27.17. Group 1 (MOLIF) perioperative neurological injury was 2.94% at discharge but resolved by 6 weeks. Group 2 (PSO) had five neurological deficits (14.7%) with no recovery by 2 years. There were four SCM events (SCM). In Group 1 (MOLIF), there was one event (2.94%) versus three events (8.88%) in Group 2 (PSO).
CONCLUSION: Staged MOLIF avoids passing neurological structures or retraction of psoas and lumbar plexus. It is safer than PSO in CASD with stiff or fused spines with a lower perioperative neurological injury profile. MOLIF have less SCM events, blood loss, and number of levels fused.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the safety of MOLIF versus PSO.
SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Complex adult spinal deformity (CASD) represents a challenging cohort of patients. The Scoli-RISK-1 study has shown a 22.18% perioperative risk of neurological injury. Restoration of sagittal parameters is associated with good outcome in ASD. Pedicle subtraction osteotomies (PSO) is an important technique for sagittal balance in ASD but is associated with significant morbidity. The multilevel oblique lumbar interbody fusion (MOLIF) is an extensile approach from L1 to S1.
METHODS: Single surgeon series from 2007 to 2015. Prospectively collected data. Scoli-RISK-1 criteria were refined to only include stiff or fused spines otherwise requiring a PSO. Roentograms were examined preoperatively and 2 year postoperatively. Primary outcome measure was the motor decline in American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) at hospital discharge, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 2 years. Demographics, blood loss, operative time, spinopelvic parameters, and spinal cord monitoring (SCM) events.
RESULTS: Sixty-eight consecutive patients were included in this study, with 34 patients in each Group. Group 1 (MOLIF) had a mean age 62.9 (45-81) and Group 2 (PSO) had a mean age of 66.76 years (47-79); 64.7% female versus PSO 76.5%; Body Mass Index (BMI) Group 1 (MOLIF) 28.05 and Group 2 (PSO) 27.17. Group 1 (MOLIF) perioperative neurological injury was 2.94% at discharge but resolved by 6 weeks. Group 2 (PSO) had five neurological deficits (14.7%) with no recovery by 2 years. There were four SCM events (SCM). In Group 1 (MOLIF), there was one event (2.94%) versus three events (8.88%) in Group 2 (PSO).
CONCLUSION: Staged MOLIF avoids passing neurological structures or retraction of psoas and lumbar plexus. It is safer than PSO in CASD with stiff or fused spines with a lower perioperative neurological injury profile. MOLIF have less SCM events, blood loss, and number of levels fused.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3.
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