Open AccessSublaminar fixation versus hooks and pedicle screws in scoliosis surgery for Marfan syndrome
Author(s) -
Alessandro Rava,
Eugenio Dema,
M. Palmisani,
Rosa Palmisani,
S. Cervellati,
Massimo Girardo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_12_20
Subject(s) - medicine , scoliosis , surgery , idiopathic scoliosis , fixation (population genetics) , spinal fusion , radiological weapon , hook , dentistry , population , environmental health
In patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS), surgical correction of spinal deformities with hooks and/or pedicle screws involves a higher rate of complications than in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Therefore, sublaminar instrumentation is often a last resort option. This study wants to assess the ability of sublaminar fixation to achieve three-dimensional scoliosis correction and spine stabilization compared with hook and/or pedicle screw systems.