TY - JOUR
T1 - Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering Compared with Posterior Spinal Fusion for Major Thoracic Curves
T2 - A Retrospective Comparison by the Harms Study Group
AU - Harms Study Group
AU - Newton, Peter O.
AU - Parent, Stefan
AU - Miyanji, Firoz
AU - Alanay, Ahmet
AU - Lonner, Baron S.
AU - Neal, Kevin M.
AU - Hoernschemeyer, Daniel G.
AU - Yaszay, Burt
AU - Blakemore, Laurel C.
AU - Shah, Suken A.
AU - Bastrom, Tracey P.
AU - Buckland, Aaron
AU - Alanay, Ahmet
AU - Samdani, Amer
AU - Jain, Amit
AU - Lonner, Baron
AU - Roye, Benjamin
AU - Cho, Bob
AU - Yaszay, Burt
AU - Yilgor, Caglar
AU - Reilly, Chris
AU - Hoernschmeyer, Dan
AU - Hedequist, Daniel
AU - Sucato, Daniel
AU - Clements, David
AU - Shufflebarger, Harry
AU - Flynn, Jack
AU - Mac Thiong, Jean Marc
AU - Asghar, John
AU - Murphy, Josh
AU - Pahys, Joshua
AU - Harms, Juergen
AU - Bachmann, Keith
AU - Neal, Kevin
AU - Blakemore, Laurel
AU - Haber, Lawrence
AU - Lenke, Lawrence
AU - Karol, Lori
AU - Abel, Mark
AU - Erickson, Mark
AU - Glotzbecker, Michael
AU - Kelly, Michael
AU - Vitale, Michael
AU - Marks, Michelle
AU - Gupta, Munish
AU - Fletcher, Nicholas
AU - Larson, Noelle
AU - Cahill, Patrick
AU - Sponseller, Paul
AU - Gabos, Peter
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/12/21
Y1 - 2022/12/21
N2 - Background:Anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) is an alternative to posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for the surgical treatment of scoliosis. The present study utilized a large, multicenter database and propensity matching to compare outcomes of AVBT to PSF in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.Methods:Patients with thoracic idiopathic scoliosis who underwent AVBT with a minimum 2-year follow-up retrospectively underwent 2 methods of propensity-guided matching to PSF patients from an idiopathic scoliosis registry. Radiographic, clinical, and Scoliosis Research Society 22-Item Questionnaire (SRS-22) data were compared preoperatively and at the ≥2-year follow-up.Results:A total of 237 AVBT patients were matched with 237 PSF patients. In the AVBT group, the mean age was 12.1 ± 1.6 years, the mean follow-up was 2.2 ± 0.5 years, 84% of patients were female, and 79% of patients had a Risser sign of 0 or 1, compared with 13.4 ± 1.4 years, 2.3 ± 0.5 years, 84% female, and 43% Risser 0 or 1 in the PSF group. The AVBT group was younger (p < 0.001), had a smaller mean thoracic curve preoperatively (48 ± 9°; range, 30° to 74°; compared with 53 ± 8°; range, 40° to 78° in the PSF group; p < 0.001), and had less initial correction (41% ± 16% correction to 28° ± 9° compared with 70% ± 11% correction to 16° ± 6° in the PSF group; p < 0.001). Thoracic deformity at the time of the latest follow-up was 27° ± 12° (range, 1° to 61°) for AVBT compared with 20° ± 7° (range, 3° to 42°) for PSF (p < 0.001). A total of 76% of AVBT patients had a thoracic curve of <35° at the latest follow-up compared with 97.4% of PSF patients (p < 0.001). A residual curve of >50° was present in 7 AVBT patients (3%), 3 of whom underwent subsequent PSF, and in 0 PSF patients (0%). Forty-six subsequent procedures were performed in 38 AVBT patients (16%), including 17 conversions to PSF and 16 revisions for excessive correction, compared with 4 revision procedures in 3 PSF patients (1.3%; p < 0.01). AVBT patients had lower median preoperative SRS-22 mental-health component scores (p < 0.01) and less improvement in the pain and self-image scores between preoperatively and the ≥2-year follow-up (p < 0.05). In the more strictly matched analysis (n = 108 each), 10% of patients in the AVBT group and 2% of patients in the PSF group required a subsequent surgical procedure.Conclusions:At a mean follow-up of 2.2 years, 76% of thoracic idiopathic scoliosis patients who underwent AVBT had a residual curve of <35° compared with 97.4% of patients who underwent PSF. A total of 16% of cases in the AVBT group required a subsequent surgical procedure compared with 1.3% in the PSF group. An additional 4 cases (1.3%) in the AVBT group had a residual curve of >50° that may require revision or conversion to PSF.Level of Evidence:Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
AB - Background:Anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) is an alternative to posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for the surgical treatment of scoliosis. The present study utilized a large, multicenter database and propensity matching to compare outcomes of AVBT to PSF in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.Methods:Patients with thoracic idiopathic scoliosis who underwent AVBT with a minimum 2-year follow-up retrospectively underwent 2 methods of propensity-guided matching to PSF patients from an idiopathic scoliosis registry. Radiographic, clinical, and Scoliosis Research Society 22-Item Questionnaire (SRS-22) data were compared preoperatively and at the ≥2-year follow-up.Results:A total of 237 AVBT patients were matched with 237 PSF patients. In the AVBT group, the mean age was 12.1 ± 1.6 years, the mean follow-up was 2.2 ± 0.5 years, 84% of patients were female, and 79% of patients had a Risser sign of 0 or 1, compared with 13.4 ± 1.4 years, 2.3 ± 0.5 years, 84% female, and 43% Risser 0 or 1 in the PSF group. The AVBT group was younger (p < 0.001), had a smaller mean thoracic curve preoperatively (48 ± 9°; range, 30° to 74°; compared with 53 ± 8°; range, 40° to 78° in the PSF group; p < 0.001), and had less initial correction (41% ± 16% correction to 28° ± 9° compared with 70% ± 11% correction to 16° ± 6° in the PSF group; p < 0.001). Thoracic deformity at the time of the latest follow-up was 27° ± 12° (range, 1° to 61°) for AVBT compared with 20° ± 7° (range, 3° to 42°) for PSF (p < 0.001). A total of 76% of AVBT patients had a thoracic curve of <35° at the latest follow-up compared with 97.4% of PSF patients (p < 0.001). A residual curve of >50° was present in 7 AVBT patients (3%), 3 of whom underwent subsequent PSF, and in 0 PSF patients (0%). Forty-six subsequent procedures were performed in 38 AVBT patients (16%), including 17 conversions to PSF and 16 revisions for excessive correction, compared with 4 revision procedures in 3 PSF patients (1.3%; p < 0.01). AVBT patients had lower median preoperative SRS-22 mental-health component scores (p < 0.01) and less improvement in the pain and self-image scores between preoperatively and the ≥2-year follow-up (p < 0.05). In the more strictly matched analysis (n = 108 each), 10% of patients in the AVBT group and 2% of patients in the PSF group required a subsequent surgical procedure.Conclusions:At a mean follow-up of 2.2 years, 76% of thoracic idiopathic scoliosis patients who underwent AVBT had a residual curve of <35° compared with 97.4% of patients who underwent PSF. A total of 16% of cases in the AVBT group required a subsequent surgical procedure compared with 1.3% in the PSF group. An additional 4 cases (1.3%) in the AVBT group had a residual curve of >50° that may require revision or conversion to PSF.Level of Evidence:Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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U2 - 10.2106/JBJS.22.00127
DO - 10.2106/JBJS.22.00127
M3 - Article
C2 - 37010479
AN - SCOPUS:85144976967
SN - 0021-9355
VL - 104
SP - 2170
EP - 2177
JO - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
JF - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
IS - 24
ER -