Adult revision surgery of prior hook-and-rod wire instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis.

Abstract

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients treated with spinal fusion may develop adjacent segment disease and curve progression into adulthood. Revision operations can be challenging, especially for adult patients treated with outdated instrumentation such as sublaminar hooks and/or wires. The authors demonstrate revision lumbar spine surgery in a 38-year-old female with scoliosis progression from junctional degeneration below a prior T5-L3 posterior instrumented arthrodesis with a hook-and-rod wire system. They also demonstrate safe application of an ultrasonic bone scalpel for completion of a Smith-Petersen osteotomy. The patient provided written, informed consent for all material presented in this case demonstration. The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/3PmaFtNcqKc.

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10.3171/2020.1.focusvid.19742

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Burke, Rebecca M, Thomas J Buell, Dominic M Maggio, Ulas Yener, Chun-Po Yen, Christopher I Shaffrey and Justin S Smith (2020). Adult revision surgery of prior hook-and-rod wire instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. Neurosurgical focus: Video, 2(1). p. V4. 10.3171/2020.1.focusvid.19742 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/28174.

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Christopher Ignatius Shaffrey

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

I have more than 25 years of experience treating patients of all ages with spinal disorders. I have had an interest in the management of spinal disorders since starting my medical education. I performed residencies in both orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgery to gain a comprehensive understanding of the entire range of spinal disorders. My goal has been to find innovative ways to manage the range of spinal conditions, straightforward to complex. I have a focus on managing patients with complex spinal disorders. My patient evaluation and management philosophy is to provide engaged, compassionate care that focuses on providing the simplest and least aggressive treatment option for a particular condition. In many cases, non-operative treatment options exist to improve a patient’s symptoms. I have been actively engaged in clinical research to find the best ways to manage spinal disorders in order to achieve better results with fewer complications.


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