Intraoperative Traction in Scoliosis: A Safe and An Effective Tool to Achieve Better Correction
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Abstract
Purpose:We believe that intraoperative skull-femoral traction (IOT) may effectively assist with spinal deformity correction.The aim of this study is to find out the effect of IOT in single-stage posterior arthrodesis for AIS and NM.Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed after Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.Inclusion criteria were Cobb's angle >50degrees, single stage posterior spinal instrumented fusion, follow-up >6 months.Growth-friendly surgeries were excluded.Group I consisted of patients with IOT while group II was without IOT.Results: Group I consisted of 35 patients with mean follow-up of 2.5 years (range 9 months to 6.3 years) and group II had 58 patients with a mean follow-up of 2.11 years (range 6 months to 6.6 years).Correction index was 11.1% more (p-value <0.05) in group I compared to group II.Mean blood loss and operative time were 662 ml (range 205 to 1513ml) and 7.14 hours (range 4.6 to 9.2 hours) in group I, while 647 ml (range 170 to 2200 ml) and 6.04 hours (range 4.1 to 10.2 hours) in group II.OR time was significantly more in group I.There was no statistical difference between the two groups in terms of flexibility index, complication rates, and blood loss.Neurophysiological changes were not seen in the traction group. Conclusion:We found the use of IOT is a safe and an effective tool to achieve better correction without an increase in complication rates and blood loss.
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| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
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| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
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