Palliative Posterior Instrumentation versus Corpectomy with Cage Reconstruction Treatment for Thoracolumbar Pathological Fracture
Study Design Single-center, retrospective cohort study. Purpose We aimed to evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes in patients who underwent palliative posterior instrumentation (PPI) versus those who underwent corpectomy with cage reconstruction (CCR) for thoracolumbar pathological fracture. Ov...
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| author | Serkan Bayram Turgut Akgül Murat Altan Tuna Pehlivanoğlu Özcan Kaya Mustafa Abdullah Özdemir Cüneyt Şar |
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| description | Study Design Single-center, retrospective cohort study. Purpose We aimed to evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes in patients who underwent palliative posterior instrumentation (PPI) versus those who underwent corpectomy with cage reconstruction (CCR) for thoracolumbar pathological fracture. Overview of Literature The requirement for anterior support after corpectomy has been emphasized in the treatment of pathological fractures of the vertebrae. However, for patients with a relatively short life expectancy, anterior reconstruction may not be required and posterior instrumentation alone may provide adequate stabilization. Methods A total of 43 patients with metastases of the thoracolumbar spine underwent surgery in the department of orthopaedic and traumatology of Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine from 2003 to 2016. Surgical outcomes were assessed on the basis of survival status, pre- and postoperative pain, complication rate, and operation time. Results PPI was performed for 22 patients and CCR was performed for 21 patients. In the PPI group, the follow-up period of the five surviving patients was 32 months. The remaining 17 patients died with a mean survival duration of 12.3 months postoperatively. In the CCR group, the five surviving patients were followed up for an average of 14.1 months. The remaining 16 patients died with a mean survival duration of 18.7 months postoperatively. No statistically significant difference (p=0.812) was noted in the survival duration. The Visual Analog Scale scores of the patients were significantly reduced after both procedures, with no significant difference noted on the basis of the type of surgical intervention (p>0.05). The complication rate in the CCR group (33.3%) was higher compared with that in the PPI group (22.7%); however, this difference was not noted to be statistically significant (p=0.379). The average operation time in the PPI group (149 minutes) was significantly shorter (p=0.04) than that in the CCR group (192 minutes). Conclusions The PPI technique can decompress the tumor for functional improvement and can stabilize the spinal structure to provide pain relief. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0cdfb1212404498b5b70668118716d32022-12-22T00:47:15ZengKorean Spine SocietyAsian Spine Journal1976-19021976-78462019-04-0113231832410.31616/asj.2018.01531009Palliative Posterior Instrumentation versus Corpectomy with Cage Reconstruction Treatment for Thoracolumbar Pathological FractureSerkan Bayram0Turgut Akgül1Murat Altan2Tuna Pehlivanoğlu3Özcan Kaya4Mustafa Abdullah Özdemir5Cüneyt Şar6 Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Istinye University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TurkeyStudy Design Single-center, retrospective cohort study. Purpose We aimed to evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes in patients who underwent palliative posterior instrumentation (PPI) versus those who underwent corpectomy with cage reconstruction (CCR) for thoracolumbar pathological fracture. Overview of Literature The requirement for anterior support after corpectomy has been emphasized in the treatment of pathological fractures of the vertebrae. However, for patients with a relatively short life expectancy, anterior reconstruction may not be required and posterior instrumentation alone may provide adequate stabilization. Methods A total of 43 patients with metastases of the thoracolumbar spine underwent surgery in the department of orthopaedic and traumatology of Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine from 2003 to 2016. Surgical outcomes were assessed on the basis of survival status, pre- and postoperative pain, complication rate, and operation time. Results PPI was performed for 22 patients and CCR was performed for 21 patients. In the PPI group, the follow-up period of the five surviving patients was 32 months. The remaining 17 patients died with a mean survival duration of 12.3 months postoperatively. In the CCR group, the five surviving patients were followed up for an average of 14.1 months. The remaining 16 patients died with a mean survival duration of 18.7 months postoperatively. No statistically significant difference (p=0.812) was noted in the survival duration. The Visual Analog Scale scores of the patients were significantly reduced after both procedures, with no significant difference noted on the basis of the type of surgical intervention (p>0.05). The complication rate in the CCR group (33.3%) was higher compared with that in the PPI group (22.7%); however, this difference was not noted to be statistically significant (p=0.379). The average operation time in the PPI group (149 minutes) was significantly shorter (p=0.04) than that in the CCR group (192 minutes). Conclusions The PPI technique can decompress the tumor for functional improvement and can stabilize the spinal structure to provide pain relief.http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2018-0153.pdfPathological fracturePalliative surgeryCorpectomyExpandable cageSpinal metastases |
| spellingShingle | Serkan Bayram Turgut Akgül Murat Altan Tuna Pehlivanoğlu Özcan Kaya Mustafa Abdullah Özdemir Cüneyt Şar Palliative Posterior Instrumentation versus Corpectomy with Cage Reconstruction Treatment for Thoracolumbar Pathological Fracture Asian Spine Journal Pathological fracture Palliative surgery Corpectomy Expandable cage Spinal metastases |
| title | Palliative Posterior Instrumentation versus Corpectomy with Cage Reconstruction Treatment for Thoracolumbar Pathological Fracture |
| title_full | Palliative Posterior Instrumentation versus Corpectomy with Cage Reconstruction Treatment for Thoracolumbar Pathological Fracture |
| title_fullStr | Palliative Posterior Instrumentation versus Corpectomy with Cage Reconstruction Treatment for Thoracolumbar Pathological Fracture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Palliative Posterior Instrumentation versus Corpectomy with Cage Reconstruction Treatment for Thoracolumbar Pathological Fracture |
| title_short | Palliative Posterior Instrumentation versus Corpectomy with Cage Reconstruction Treatment for Thoracolumbar Pathological Fracture |
| title_sort | palliative posterior instrumentation versus corpectomy with cage reconstruction treatment for thoracolumbar pathological fracture |
| topic | Pathological fracture Palliative surgery Corpectomy Expandable cage Spinal metastases |
| url | http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2018-0153.pdf |
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