Abstract
The first 17 adults with nonparalytic scoliosis having long fusion to the sacrum treated with the Luque-Galveston technique were reviewed. There were 3 men and 14 women. Their average age at the time of surgery was 47 years and the mean follow-up period was 42 months. There were no neurologic complications and no patient developed significant loss of lumbar lordosis. Fusion occurred in 88% of patients. Two patients developed pseudarthrosis, neither of whom had anterior fusion at the level of pseudarthrosis. The best results occurred in patients who had two-stage procedures, with initial anterior lumbar fusion to the sacrum without instrumentation followed by posterior segmental instrumentation with the Galveston technique of fixation to the pelvis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 650-653 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Spine |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adult scoliosis
- Luque-Galveston technique
- Sacrum