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Asymmetric pedicle subtractionosteotomy (aPSO) guided by a 3D-printed model to correct a combined fixed sagittal and coronal imbalance.
Neurosurgical Review 2017 October
Surgical correction of fixed thoracolumbar deformity is usually achieved by estimating the preoperatively planned correction angles during surgery and is therefore prone to inaccuracy. This is particularly problematic in biplanar deformities. To overcome these difficulties, 3D model for planning, preparation, and simulation of an asymmetric pedicle subtraction osteotomy (aPSO) was printed and used to realign coronal and sagittal balance in case of rigid degenerative kyphoscoliosis. A 59-year-old woman presented with severe back pain and spinal claudication and was diagnosed with a rigid kyphoscoliosis with multilevel spinal stenosis. Spino-pelvic parameters were measured preoperatively (pelvic incidence 47° [PI], lumbar lordosis 18° [LL]; pelvic tilt 42° [PT], T1 pelvic angle 40° [TPA], Cobb angle 33°, sagittal vertical axis 10.5 cm [SVA]). To aid the complex deformity in the sagittal and coronal plane, a 1:1 3D model of the spine was printed according to the preoperative computed tomography (CT). With the use of a rebalancing software, the spine was prepared in vitro as a model for intraoperative realignment and the correction was preoperatively simulated. Surgery was accomplished according to the preoperative software-guided plan. Asymmetric pedicle subtraction osteotomy (aPSO) of L3 identical to the 3D model was performed. Additionally, a Smith-Peterson osteotomy of L4/5 with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and laminectomy of L2-S1 with pedicle screw instrumentation TH12-S1 was accomplished. Postoperative radiological parameters revealed good success (LL 40°, SVA 6 cm, PT 19°, TPA 22°, and a Cobb angle of 8°). Improvement of the Oswestry disability index (ODI) of 42 to 18, the visual analog scale (VAS) of 8 to 1, and walking distance 100 to 8000 m compared to preoperatively resulted at 24 months follow-up. The precise coronal and sagittal correction of a rigid degenerative kyphoscoliosis presents a major challenge. Asymmetric PSO is able to realign the thoracolumbar spine in both the coronal and sagittal planes. The creation of an in vitro 3D-printed model of a patient's spinal deformity in combination with a software to calculate the correction angles facilitates preoperative planning and implementation of aPSO.
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