Asymmetrical vertebral column decancellation for the management of rigid congenital kyphoscoliosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Congenital kyphoscoliosis is a disease that often requires surgical treatment. Wedge osteotomies, such as pedicle subtraction osteotomy, are insufficient to correct this complicated rigid deformity. Vertebral column resection yields sufficient correction, but it is an exhaustively lengthy operation with a high risk of major complications. There are few effective and safe techniques for treating rigid congenital kyphoscoliosis. We aimed to investigate the technique of asymmetrical vertebral column decancellation (AVCD) for the treatment of rigid congenital kyphoscoliosis and evaluate the clinical and radiographic results of patients treated with the technique.

Methods

Between January 2013 to June 2017, the data of 31 patients with congenital kyphoscoliosis who unde

SUBMITTER: Hu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7433174 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature