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Adult Scoliosis
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Spine Conference: Adult Scoliosis
Shashank Gandhi, MD4/11/14
Outline• Adult Sciolosis• Spinopelvic parameters• Case• Surgimap Spine
Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis• Pre-existing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis• Slow increase in curvature• Curves increase 0.5-2o per year• Adolescent curves <30o unlikely to
progress significantly into adulthood• Curves >50o likely to worsen
• Requires monitoring
ASA 1
• smaller flexible curves • 18-30 years old• Posture and cosmetic concerns• Pain can be an issue in
unbalanced curves• reducibility in abnormal posture
and Cobb angle
ASA 2
• larger more rigid curves • adults 30-40 years old• Pain and posture equally
issues• Pain an issue even in balanced
curves• early degenerative changes• Intervention could stop
progression to ASA 3
ASA 3
• large, rigid curves • older adults 40+• Pain is the primary concern• Moderate to severe
degenerative changes • Most commonly lumbar curves• No previous history of scoliosis
could indicate degenerative de novo scoliosis
Adult Degenerative (de novo) Scoliosis
• Large, rigid curves• >50 years old• Due to degenerative instability• Loss of lumbar lordosis• Settling of discs lead to positive
sagittal balance• Pain is primary concern
Prevalence of Adult Scoliosis in Back Pain
Perennou et al• 671 LBP patients:
• 7.5% with scoliosis• Prevalence increased with
age:• 2% before 45 years (ASA)• 15% after 60 years (DDS)
Robin et al• 554 LBP patients
• Aged 50 to 84 • 30% scoliosis >10°
• At 5 year follow up • 40% scoliosis >10°• Additional 10%
Progression of Adult Curves
Spinal Degeneration
Soft tissue integrity lost
Functional unit instability
increased
ScoliosisProgression
Boney adaptation
Post-Surgical Deformity
• Post-laminectomy scoliosis or kyphosis• Post-surgical instability or pseudoarthrosis• Adjacent level disease• “Flat-back syndrome”• Traumatic
Presentation • AIS – rarely have pain• Low back pain & stiffness most
common – 85% • Radicular pain• Neurogenic claudication• May lean forward
– open narrowed spinal canal– secondary to loss of lumbar
lordosis• Compensatory maneuvers for upright
posture– Bend at hips & knees
• Strain on muscles causing early fatigue & pain
• Dubousset - Cone of Balance
Spinopelvic Parameters• Pelvic parameters• Spinal (regional) curves• Global alignment
NonOperative Management• Pain control• PT• Orthosis (no evidence of slowing progression)
Surgical Indications• Unrelieved pain• Progressive deformity• Neurological deficits• Cosmesis
Differences in Treatment in AIS and Fixed Adult Scoliosis • Curves are generally stiff• Higher risk with a higher complications rate in
adults (high as 80%)• More invasive surgical procedure is needed
(VCR, osteotomies, Anterior release, etc.)• Goals
• Correction of 3D deformity• Restoration of balance• Fusing minimal number of levels necessary
• Stop curvature progression• Allowing residual spinal mobility
Pelvic Parameters PI = PT + SS• Pelvic Incidence (PI) • Pelvic Tilt (PT)• Sacral Slope (SS)
• PT & SS inversely change• Pelvic parameters affect entire sagittal
alignment• Sacral plateau & femoral heads affect
thoraco-lumbar load transfer
Pelvic Incidence• Morphological parameter• Anatomical char of pelvis• Defines lumbar alignment• No variation over time in
adults• Mimics vector of load
transmitted to sacral plateau
• Avg PI = 55o +/- 10o
Pelvic Tilt• Positional parameter• Spatial orientation of pelvis• Compensatory mechanisms• Normal ~13o +/- 6o
• goal <20o
• As PT inc the center of gravity moves more posterior to femoral heads
Sacral Slope
• Determines position of lumbar spine
• Maximal retroversion at 00
Large PI more lumbar lordosis
Global Shape
• Curves proportional to teach other if:• Thoracic kyphosis (TK)
• 20-40o
• Dependent on LL & C7 position• Lumbar lordosis (LL)
• 30-80o
• 20-40o > TK
• Dependent on SS (SS+20)• Stability in bipedal position
• Sagittal vertical axis (SVA)• Goal SVA <5cm
Types of Lumbar Lordosis
Sacral Morphology & Lordosis• Low PI
– Low sacral slope– Low pelvic tilt– Vertical sacrum– Flat lumbar lordosis– Low shear stress at LS jxn– Low risk of
spondylolisthesis
Sacral Morphology & Lordosis• Larger PI
– High SS– High PT– Increased lumbar lordosis– High risk of spondylolisthesis– High shear stress at JS jxn– Horizontal sacrum– High possibility of
retroversion
Goal: LL = PI (+/- 9o)
Compensatory Pelvic TiltHip Retroversion can allow C7PL to be in balance
Large SVA, No PT
Mod SVA, Mod PT
No SVA, Large PT
Pelvic & Knee Compensation
• Retroversion (inc PT) can compensate for kyphosis
• Severe kyphosis causes hip extension – limiting PT
• Compensate with knee flexion
• 298 patients• correlate radiographic
measures with patient-based quality of life
Positive sagittal balance• Greater pain• Lower physical function• Poor self image• Poor social function
“Correlation of Radiographic Parameters and Clinical Symptoms in Adult Scoliosis” - Glassman, et al. Spine 2003
• Coronal shift > 4 cm • Poorer function • Greater pain
• + SB predicts clinical symptoms
• Thoracolumbar and lumbar curves have worse outcomes than thoracic curves.
• Significant coronal imbalance was associated with pain and dysfunction.
“Correlation of Radiographic Parameters and Clinical Symptoms in Adult Scoliosis” - Glassman, et al. Spine 2003
“normal” T1-Tilt -9-7o
Alignment Objectives• Quality of life driven goals:
• SVA <5cm• T1 Tilt <0o
• PT <25o
• Proportional SB: LL = PI +/- 9o
Case: BM• 56y/o M p/w more than 2 year of low
back pain rad to LEs. 2012 L2 hemilaminectomy for LBP to LE. Failed trial of spinal cord stimulator 1/2013. Early fatiguing and leaning forward
• PMH: HTN, HLD, IBS, OSA• Meds: Dilaudid, Valium, Lexapro
• Neuro: Intact; strength 5/5 throughout
2/2012
3/2014
Case: BM• Surgical options?
- Levels- Fusion in situ- Multi level ponte osteotomies- PSO- Asymmetric PSO
Case: BM• Stage 1: T8-L4 Screws• Stage 2: L2 PSO, placement of rods
Post-Op
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