内固定应用于脊柱结核治疗的安全性探讨

Objective To investigate the efficiency and safety of instrumentation to treat spinal tu-berculosis. Methods Fifty-one patients of spinal tuberculosis were treated with one-stage or two-stage de-hridement, strut autografting, and anterior or posterior instrumentation with screw rod system, combined with one-year triple agents postoperative antituberculous chemotherapy from April 1985 to May 2005. There were 6 in cervical spine, 19 in thoracic spine, 16 in thoracolumbar spine and 10 in lumbosacral spine. The level of the lesion were 6 cases for single vertebrae, 30 for two vertebrae, 11 for three vertebrae and 4 for more than four vertebrae. All patients were given triple agents antituberculous chemotherapy at least two weeks before operation. The operative procedures included cervical anterior approaches in 6 cases for debridement, fusion and plate-screw fixation, upper lateral transthoracic procedures for debridement, fusion and screw rod fixation in 11, posterior debridement, fusion and transpedicular screw system fixation in 6, two-stage anterior and posterior operation in 18 cases. The instrumentation included 6 Luque, 3 Z-plate, 8 TSRH, 5 Ventrofix, 4 Kenada, 5 Moss-Miami, 6 Isola, 3 CDH, 2 Caspaz, 2 C-D, 1 Zielke, 1 Dick, 1 Oriell, 1 Ozion, 1 Zephir, 1 Tenor, and 1 USS. Results All patients were followed up prospectively for 3.2 to 23.5 years postoperatively. The back pain was obviously relieved postoperatively. Patients with neurological function deficiency im-proved. The solid fusion was achieved in all patients, except one patient due to tuberculosis recurrence. The major complication included one sinus formation and one case with temporary deterioration of neurological function, recovered with appropriate treatment. Average preoperative kyphosis angle was 34.17°, and that was 10.45° immediately after surgery. There was a 3.2° loss of kyphosis correction during follow-up period. Con-clusion Spinal tuberculosis treated with instrumentation is effective and safe.     

内固定应用于脊柱结核治疗的安全性探讨

Objective To investigate the efficiency and safety of instrumentation to treat spinal tu-berculosis. Methods Fifty-one patients of spinal tuberculosis were treated with one-stage or two-stage de-hridement, strut autografting, and anterior or posterior instrumentation with screw rod system, combined with one-year triple agents postoperative antituberculous chemotherapy from April 1985 to May 2005. There were 6 in cervical spine, 19 in thoracic spine, 16 in thoracolumbar spine and 10 in lumbosacral spine. The level of the lesion were 6 cases for single vertebrae, 30 for two vertebrae, 11 for three vertebrae and 4 for more than four vertebrae. All patients were given triple agents antituberculous chemotherapy at least two weeks before operation. The operative procedures included cervical anterior approaches in 6 cases for debridement, fusion and plate-screw fixation, upper lateral transthoracic procedures for debridement, fusion and screw rod fixation in 11, posterior debridement, fusion and transpedicular screw system fixation in 6, two-stage anterior and posterior operation in 18 cases. The instrumentation included 6 Luque, 3 Z-plate, 8 TSRH, 5 Ventrofix, 4 Kenada, 5 Moss-Miami, 6 Isola, 3 CDH, 2 Caspaz, 2 C-D, 1 Zielke, 1 Dick, 1 Oriell, 1 Ozion, 1 Zephir, 1 Tenor, and 1 USS. Results All patients were followed up prospectively for 3.2 to 23.5 years postoperatively. The back pain was obviously relieved postoperatively. Patients with neurological function deficiency im-proved. The solid fusion was achieved in all patients, except one patient due to tuberculosis recurrence. The major complication included one sinus formation and one case with temporary deterioration of neurological function, recovered with appropriate treatment. Average preoperative kyphosis angle was 34.17°, and that was 10.45° immediately after surgery. There was a 3.2° loss of kyphosis correction during follow-up period. Con-clusion Spinal tuberculosis treated with instrumentation is effective and safe.     

内固定应用于脊柱结核治疗的安全性探讨

Objective To investigate the efficiency and safety of instrumentation to treat spinal tu-berculosis. Methods Fifty-one patients of spinal tuberculosis were treated with one-stage or two-stage de-hridement, strut autografting, and anterior or posterior instrumentation with screw rod system, combined with one-year triple agents postoperative antituberculous chemotherapy from April 1985 to May 2005. There were 6 in cervical spine, 19 in thoracic spine, 16 in thoracolumbar spine and 10 in lumbosacral spine. The level of the lesion were 6 cases for single vertebrae, 30 for two vertebrae, 11 for three vertebrae and 4 for more than four vertebrae. All patients were given triple agents antituberculous chemotherapy at least two weeks before operation. The operative procedures included cervical anterior approaches in 6 cases for debridement, fusion and plate-screw fixation, upper lateral transthoracic procedures for debridement, fusion and screw rod fixation in 11, posterior debridement, fusion and transpedicular screw system fixation in 6, two-stage anterior and posterior operation in 18 cases. The instrumentation included 6 Luque, 3 Z-plate, 8 TSRH, 5 Ventrofix, 4 Kenada, 5 Moss-Miami, 6 Isola, 3 CDH, 2 Caspaz, 2 C-D, 1 Zielke, 1 Dick, 1 Oriell, 1 Ozion, 1 Zephir, 1 Tenor, and 1 USS. Results All patients were followed up prospectively for 3.2 to 23.5 years postoperatively. The back pain was obviously relieved postoperatively. Patients with neurological function deficiency im-proved. The solid fusion was achieved in all patients, except one patient due to tuberculosis recurrence. The major complication included one sinus formation and one case with temporary deterioration of neurological function, recovered with appropriate treatment. Average preoperative kyphosis angle was 34.17°, and that was 10.45° immediately after surgery. There was a 3.2° loss of kyphosis correction during follow-up period. Con-clusion Spinal tuberculosis treated with instrumentation is effective and safe.     

内固定应用于脊柱结核治疗的安全性探讨

Objective To investigate the efficiency and safety of instrumentation to treat spinal tu-berculosis. Methods Fifty-one patients of spinal tuberculosis were treated with one-stage or two-stage de-hridement, strut autografting, and anterior or posterior instrumentation with screw rod system, combined with one-year triple agents postoperative antituberculous chemotherapy from April 1985 to May 2005. There were 6 in cervical spine, 19 in thoracic spine, 16 in thoracolumbar spine and 10 in lumbosacral spine. The level of the lesion were 6 cases for single vertebrae, 30 for two vertebrae, 11 for three vertebrae and 4 for more than four vertebrae. All patients were given triple agents antituberculous chemotherapy at least two weeks before operation. The operative procedures included cervical anterior approaches in 6 cases for debridement, fusion and plate-screw fixation, upper lateral transthoracic procedures for debridement, fusion and screw rod fixation in 11, posterior debridement, fusion and transpedicular screw system fixation in 6, two-stage anterior and posterior operation in 18 cases. The instrumentation included 6 Luque, 3 Z-plate, 8 TSRH, 5 Ventrofix, 4 Kenada, 5 Moss-Miami, 6 Isola, 3 CDH, 2 Caspaz, 2 C-D, 1 Zielke, 1 Dick, 1 Oriell, 1 Ozion, 1 Zephir, 1 Tenor, and 1 USS. Results All patients were followed up prospectively for 3.2 to 23.5 years postoperatively. The back pain was obviously relieved postoperatively. Patients with neurological function deficiency im-proved. The solid fusion was achieved in all patients, except one patient due to tuberculosis recurrence. The major complication included one sinus formation and one case with temporary deterioration of neurological function, recovered with appropriate treatment. Average preoperative kyphosis angle was 34.17°, and that was 10.45° immediately after surgery. There was a 3.2° loss of kyphosis correction during follow-up period. Con-clusion Spinal tuberculosis treated with instrumentation is effective and safe.     

内固定应用于脊柱结核治疗的安全性探讨

Objective To investigate the efficiency and safety of instrumentation to treat spinal tu-berculosis. Methods Fifty-one patients of spinal tuberculosis were treated with one-stage or two-stage de-hridement, strut autografting, and anterior or posterior instrumentation with screw rod system, combined with one-year triple agents postoperative antituberculous chemotherapy from April 1985 to May 2005. There were 6 in cervical spine, 19 in thoracic spine, 16 in thoracolumbar spine and 10 in lumbosacral spine. The level of the lesion were 6 cases for single vertebrae, 30 for two vertebrae, 11 for three vertebrae and 4 for more than four vertebrae. All patients were given triple agents antituberculous chemotherapy at least two weeks before operation. The operative procedures included cervical anterior approaches in 6 cases for debridement, fusion and plate-screw fixation, upper lateral transthoracic procedures for debridement, fusion and screw rod fixation in 11, posterior debridement, fusion and transpedicular screw system fixation in 6, two-stage anterior and posterior operation in 18 cases. The instrumentation included 6 Luque, 3 Z-plate, 8 TSRH, 5 Ventrofix, 4 Kenada, 5 Moss-Miami, 6 Isola, 3 CDH, 2 Caspaz, 2 C-D, 1 Zielke, 1 Dick, 1 Oriell, 1 Ozion, 1 Zephir, 1 Tenor, and 1 USS. Results All patients were followed up prospectively for 3.2 to 23.5 years postoperatively. The back pain was obviously relieved postoperatively. Patients with neurological function deficiency im-proved. The solid fusion was achieved in all patients, except one patient due to tuberculosis recurrence. The major complication included one sinus formation and one case with temporary deterioration of neurological function, recovered with appropriate treatment. Average preoperative kyphosis angle was 34.17°, and that was 10.45° immediately after surgery. There was a 3.2° loss of kyphosis correction during follow-up period. Con-clusion Spinal tuberculosis treated with instrumentation is effective and safe.     

内固定应用于脊柱结核治疗的安全性探讨

Objective To investigate the efficiency and safety of instrumentation to treat spinal tu-berculosis. Methods Fifty-one patients of spinal tuberculosis were treated with one-stage or two-stage de-hridement, strut autografting, and anterior or posterior instrumentation with screw rod system, combined with one-year triple agents postoperative antituberculous chemotherapy from April 1985 to May 2005. There were 6 in cervical spine, 19 in thoracic spine, 16 in thoracolumbar spine and 10 in lumbosacral spine. The level of the lesion were 6 cases for single vertebrae, 30 for two vertebrae, 11 for three vertebrae and 4 for more than four vertebrae. All patients were given triple agents antituberculous chemotherapy at least two weeks before operation. The operative procedures included cervical anterior approaches in 6 cases for debridement, fusion and plate-screw fixation, upper lateral transthoracic procedures for debridement, fusion and screw rod fixation in 11, posterior debridement, fusion and transpedicular screw system fixation in 6, two-stage anterior and posterior operation in 18 cases. The instrumentation included 6 Luque, 3 Z-plate, 8 TSRH, 5 Ventrofix, 4 Kenada, 5 Moss-Miami, 6 Isola, 3 CDH, 2 Caspaz, 2 C-D, 1 Zielke, 1 Dick, 1 Oriell, 1 Ozion, 1 Zephir, 1 Tenor, and 1 USS. Results All patients were followed up prospectively for 3.2 to 23.5 years postoperatively. The back pain was obviously relieved postoperatively. Patients with neurological function deficiency im-proved. The solid fusion was achieved in all patients, except one patient due to tuberculosis recurrence. The major complication included one sinus formation and one case with temporary deterioration of neurological function, recovered with appropriate treatment. Average preoperative kyphosis angle was 34.17°, and that was 10.45° immediately after surgery. There was a 3.2° loss of kyphosis correction during follow-up period. Con-clusion Spinal tuberculosis treated with instrumentation is effective and safe.     

内固定应用于脊柱结核治疗的安全性探讨

Objective To investigate the efficiency and safety of instrumentation to treat spinal tu-berculosis. Methods Fifty-one patients of spinal tuberculosis were treated with one-stage or two-stage de-hridement, strut autografting, and anterior or posterior instrumentation with screw rod system, combined with one-year triple agents postoperative antituberculous chemotherapy from April 1985 to May 2005. There were 6 in cervical spine, 19 in thoracic spine, 16 in thoracolumbar spine and 10 in lumbosacral spine. The level of the lesion were 6 cases for single vertebrae, 30 for two vertebrae, 11 for three vertebrae and 4 for more than four vertebrae. All patients were given triple agents antituberculous chemotherapy at least two weeks before operation. The operative procedures included cervical anterior approaches in 6 cases for debridement, fusion and plate-screw fixation, upper lateral transthoracic procedures for debridement, fusion and screw rod fixation in 11, posterior debridement, fusion and transpedicular screw system fixation in 6, two-stage anterior and posterior operation in 18 cases. The instrumentation included 6 Luque, 3 Z-plate, 8 TSRH, 5 Ventrofix, 4 Kenada, 5 Moss-Miami, 6 Isola, 3 CDH, 2 Caspaz, 2 C-D, 1 Zielke, 1 Dick, 1 Oriell, 1 Ozion, 1 Zephir, 1 Tenor, and 1 USS. Results All patients were followed up prospectively for 3.2 to 23.5 years postoperatively. The back pain was obviously relieved postoperatively. Patients with neurological function deficiency im-proved. The solid fusion was achieved in all patients, except one patient due to tuberculosis recurrence. The major complication included one sinus formation and one case with temporary deterioration of neurological function, recovered with appropriate treatment. Average preoperative kyphosis angle was 34.17°, and that was 10.45° immediately after surgery. There was a 3.2° loss of kyphosis correction during follow-up period. Con-clusion Spinal tuberculosis treated with instrumentation is effective and safe.     

内固定应用于脊柱结核治疗的安全性探讨

Objective To investigate the efficiency and safety of instrumentation to treat spinal tu-berculosis. Methods Fifty-one patients of spinal tuberculosis were treated with one-stage or two-stage de-hridement, strut autografting, and anterior or posterior instrumentation with screw rod system, combined with one-year triple agents postoperative antituberculous chemotherapy from April 1985 to May 2005. There were 6 in cervical spine, 19 in thoracic spine, 16 in thoracolumbar spine and 10 in lumbosacral spine. The level of the lesion were 6 cases for single vertebrae, 30 for two vertebrae, 11 for three vertebrae and 4 for more than four vertebrae. All patients were given triple agents antituberculous chemotherapy at least two weeks before operation. The operative procedures included cervical anterior approaches in 6 cases for debridement, fusion and plate-screw fixation, upper lateral transthoracic procedures for debridement, fusion and screw rod fixation in 11, posterior debridement, fusion and transpedicular screw system fixation in 6, two-stage anterior and posterior operation in 18 cases. The instrumentation included 6 Luque, 3 Z-plate, 8 TSRH, 5 Ventrofix, 4 Kenada, 5 Moss-Miami, 6 Isola, 3 CDH, 2 Caspaz, 2 C-D, 1 Zielke, 1 Dick, 1 Oriell, 1 Ozion, 1 Zephir, 1 Tenor, and 1 USS. Results All patients were followed up prospectively for 3.2 to 23.5 years postoperatively. The back pain was obviously relieved postoperatively. Patients with neurological function deficiency im-proved. The solid fusion was achieved in all patients, except one patient due to tuberculosis recurrence. The major complication included one sinus formation and one case with temporary deterioration of neurological function, recovered with appropriate treatment. Average preoperative kyphosis angle was 34.17°, and that was 10.45° immediately after surgery. There was a 3.2° loss of kyphosis correction during follow-up period. Con-clusion Spinal tuberculosis treated with instrumentation is effective and safe.     

内固定应用于脊柱结核治疗的安全性探讨

Objective To investigate the efficiency and safety of instrumentation to treat spinal tu-berculosis. Methods Fifty-one patients of spinal tuberculosis were treated with one-stage or two-stage de-hridement, strut autografting, and anterior or posterior instrumentation with screw rod system, combined with one-year triple agents postoperative antituberculous chemotherapy from April 1985 to May 2005. There were 6 in cervical spine, 19 in thoracic spine, 16 in thoracolumbar spine and 10 in lumbosacral spine. The level of the lesion were 6 cases for single vertebrae, 30 for two vertebrae, 11 for three vertebrae and 4 for more than four vertebrae. All patients were given triple agents antituberculous chemotherapy at least two weeks before operation. The operative procedures included cervical anterior approaches in 6 cases for debridement, fusion and plate-screw fixation, upper lateral transthoracic procedures for debridement, fusion and screw rod fixation in 11, posterior debridement, fusion and transpedicular screw system fixation in 6, two-stage anterior and posterior operation in 18 cases. The instrumentation included 6 Luque, 3 Z-plate, 8 TSRH, 5 Ventrofix, 4 Kenada, 5 Moss-Miami, 6 Isola, 3 CDH, 2 Caspaz, 2 C-D, 1 Zielke, 1 Dick, 1 Oriell, 1 Ozion, 1 Zephir, 1 Tenor, and 1 USS. Results All patients were followed up prospectively for 3.2 to 23.5 years postoperatively. The back pain was obviously relieved postoperatively. Patients with neurological function deficiency im-proved. The solid fusion was achieved in all patients, except one patient due to tuberculosis recurrence. The major complication included one sinus formation and one case with temporary deterioration of neurological function, recovered with appropriate treatment. Average preoperative kyphosis angle was 34.17°, and that was 10.45° immediately after surgery. There was a 3.2° loss of kyphosis correction during follow-up period. Con-clusion Spinal tuberculosis treated with instrumentation is effective and safe.     

Pedicle screw fixation against burst fracture of thoracolumbar vertebrae

Objective： To analyze the application of vertebral pedicle screw fixation in the treatment of burst fracture of thoracolumbar vertebrae. Methods： A total of 48 cases （31 males and 17 females, aged from 18-72 years, mean： 41.3 years ） with thoracolumbar vertebrae burst fracture were treated by pedicle screw system since January 2004. According to the AO classification of thoracolumbar vertebrae fracture, there are 36 cases of Type A, 9 of Type B and 3 of Type C. Results： All patients were followed up for 6-25 months （average 12 months ）, no secondary nerve root injury, spinal cord injury, loosening or breakage of pedicle screw were observed. The nerve function of 29 patients with cauda eqnina nerve injury was restored to different degrees. The vertebral body height returned to normal level and posterior process angle was rectified after operation. Conclusions： The vertebral pedicle screw internal fixation was technologically applicable, which can efficiently reposition and stablize the bursting fractured vertabrae, indirectly decompress canalis spinalis, maintain spine stablity, scatter stress of screw system, reduce the risk of loosening or breakage of screw and loss of vertebral height, and prevent the formation of posterior convex after operation.