Surgical Outcomes of Single-Stage Correction Using Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation Rather Than Lateral Mass Fixation in NF1-Associated Pediatric Cervical Kyphosis
Background:. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) can cause severe kyphosis in the cervical vertebrae. There is no consensus on the optimal surgical treatment for this rare condition, although long-segment fixation and combined approaches are generally preferred. To our knowledge, this study is the first...
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| description | Background:. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) can cause severe kyphosis in the cervical vertebrae. There is no consensus on the optimal surgical treatment for this rare condition, although long-segment fixation and combined approaches are generally preferred. To our knowledge, this study is the first to report the clinical outcomes of patients with NF-related cervical kyphosis who underwent stand-alone posterior pedicle fixation surgery.
Methods:. The outcomes of 14 patients who underwent surgery using the pedicle screw were retrospectively examined between 2015 and 2022. Only patients with at least 2 years of follow-up were included. For each patient, the following parameters were recorded and evaluated at 1 month postoperatively and at the end of the follow-up period: cervical lordosis (CL), local kyphosis angle (LKA), T1 slope, cervical sagittal vertical axis, visual analog score for neck pain, modified Japanese Orthopedic Association score, and Neck Disability Index. Complications, surgical duration, blood loss, levels of instrumentation, and length of hospital stay were also recorded.
Results:. In terms of radiographic parameters, all patients achieved lordosis, with the cervical LKA improving from an average of 76.7° preoperatively to an average of 20.4° in the early postoperative period. At the 2-year follow-up, the postoperative CL significantly improved compared with preoperative values (p < 0.001) with only approximately 4° correction loss. Moreover, by the end of the follow-up, all postoperative symptoms showed improvement compared with the preoperative symptoms. The average surgical duration was 211.86 ± 49.83 min. During the follow-up, junctional kyphosis was observed in 4 patients all of whom required revision surgery. C5 palsy was detected in 3 patients. Infection-related complications occurred in 6 patients, with wound infection in only 1 patient.
Conclusion:. Cervical pedicle screw fixation is an effective treatment for NF-1-related cervical kyphosis. Although this technique is considered difficult and dangerous to apply by several spine surgeons, it exerts a positive effect on clinical improvement and provides optimal correction.
Level of Evidence:. Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-45f7c5d800904e4e87978ec87bf8a6f02025-08-20T03:48:22ZengWolters KluwerJBJS Open Access2472-72452025-06-0110210.2106/JBJS.OA.24.00252JBJSOA2400252Surgical Outcomes of Single-Stage Correction Using Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation Rather Than Lateral Mass Fixation in NF1-Associated Pediatric Cervical KyphosisZeki Boğa, MD0Semih Kıvanç Olguner, MD1Tolga Türkmen, MD2Ümit Kara, MD3Ali Arslan, MD4Mehmet Özer, MD5Ahmet Hamit Çınkı, MD6Yurdal Gezercan, MD71 Department of Neurosurgery, Adana City Hospital, Adana, Turkey1 Department of Neurosurgery, Adana City Hospital, Adana, Turkey2 Department of Neurosurgery, Dörtyol State Hospital, Hatay, Turkey3 Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation Department, Adana City Hospital, Adana, Turkey1 Department of Neurosurgery, Adana City Hospital, Adana, Turkey1 Department of Neurosurgery, Adana City Hospital, Adana, Turkey1 Department of Neurosurgery, Adana City Hospital, Adana, Turkey1 Department of Neurosurgery, Adana City Hospital, Adana, TurkeyBackground:. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) can cause severe kyphosis in the cervical vertebrae. There is no consensus on the optimal surgical treatment for this rare condition, although long-segment fixation and combined approaches are generally preferred. To our knowledge, this study is the first to report the clinical outcomes of patients with NF-related cervical kyphosis who underwent stand-alone posterior pedicle fixation surgery. Methods:. The outcomes of 14 patients who underwent surgery using the pedicle screw were retrospectively examined between 2015 and 2022. Only patients with at least 2 years of follow-up were included. For each patient, the following parameters were recorded and evaluated at 1 month postoperatively and at the end of the follow-up period: cervical lordosis (CL), local kyphosis angle (LKA), T1 slope, cervical sagittal vertical axis, visual analog score for neck pain, modified Japanese Orthopedic Association score, and Neck Disability Index. Complications, surgical duration, blood loss, levels of instrumentation, and length of hospital stay were also recorded. Results:. In terms of radiographic parameters, all patients achieved lordosis, with the cervical LKA improving from an average of 76.7° preoperatively to an average of 20.4° in the early postoperative period. At the 2-year follow-up, the postoperative CL significantly improved compared with preoperative values (p < 0.001) with only approximately 4° correction loss. Moreover, by the end of the follow-up, all postoperative symptoms showed improvement compared with the preoperative symptoms. The average surgical duration was 211.86 ± 49.83 min. During the follow-up, junctional kyphosis was observed in 4 patients all of whom required revision surgery. C5 palsy was detected in 3 patients. Infection-related complications occurred in 6 patients, with wound infection in only 1 patient. Conclusion:. Cervical pedicle screw fixation is an effective treatment for NF-1-related cervical kyphosis. Although this technique is considered difficult and dangerous to apply by several spine surgeons, it exerts a positive effect on clinical improvement and provides optimal correction. Level of Evidence:. Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.24.00252 |
| spellingShingle | Zeki Boğa, MD Semih Kıvanç Olguner, MD Tolga Türkmen, MD Ümit Kara, MD Ali Arslan, MD Mehmet Özer, MD Ahmet Hamit Çınkı, MD Yurdal Gezercan, MD Surgical Outcomes of Single-Stage Correction Using Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation Rather Than Lateral Mass Fixation in NF1-Associated Pediatric Cervical Kyphosis JBJS Open Access |
| title | Surgical Outcomes of Single-Stage Correction Using Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation Rather Than Lateral Mass Fixation in NF1-Associated Pediatric Cervical Kyphosis |
| title_full | Surgical Outcomes of Single-Stage Correction Using Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation Rather Than Lateral Mass Fixation in NF1-Associated Pediatric Cervical Kyphosis |
| title_fullStr | Surgical Outcomes of Single-Stage Correction Using Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation Rather Than Lateral Mass Fixation in NF1-Associated Pediatric Cervical Kyphosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surgical Outcomes of Single-Stage Correction Using Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation Rather Than Lateral Mass Fixation in NF1-Associated Pediatric Cervical Kyphosis |
| title_short | Surgical Outcomes of Single-Stage Correction Using Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation Rather Than Lateral Mass Fixation in NF1-Associated Pediatric Cervical Kyphosis |
| title_sort | surgical outcomes of single stage correction using cervical pedicle screw fixation rather than lateral mass fixation in nf1 associated pediatric cervical kyphosis |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.24.00252 |
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