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45 Dynamic Scoliosis Correction: AMotion-Preserving Surgical Technique forScoliosis
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45.3.5 Postoperative Care
Patients are monitored in the intensive care unit as long as a
chest tube is required. Chest tubes are removed when the
output decreases to less than 200cc in 24h, which is achieved
in most patients on the rst or second postoperative day
(POD). We recommend early mobilization; most patients
walk on POD 1, with walking on stairs on POD 3 to 5. We
initially use patient-controlled analgesia but switch to oral
analgesics after 2 or 3 days. Patients are discharged between
POD 4 and 7. We do not give restrictions for weight bearing
or spinal motion.
References
1. Betz RR, Kim J, D’Andrea L.An innovative technique of verte­bral body stapling for the treatment of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a feasibility, safety, and utility study. Spine. 2003;28:255–65.
2. Betz RR, Ranade A, Samdani AF.Vertebral body stapling. A fusion­less treatment option for a growing child with moderate idiopathic scoliosis. Spine. 2010;35:169–76.
3. Trobisch PD, Samdani A, Cahill P, Betz RR. Vertebral body sta­pling as an alternative in the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis. Oper Orthop Traumatol. 2011;23:227–31.
4. Jain V, Lykissas M, Trobisch P, et al. Surgical aspects of spi­nal growth modulation in scoliosis correction. Instr Course Lect. 2014;63:335–44.
Fig. 45.6 Intraoperative radiograph: (1) Staple, (2) Staple with probe
for canal preparation, (3) Staple and screw with bicortical purchase, (4) Retractor for lung and diaphragm protection
5. Baroncini A, Trobisch P. Wachstumsmodelierende und nichtver­steifende Skoliosechirurgie. Medizinisch-Orthopädische Technik. 2017;2:7–10.
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46.1 Introduction and Core Messages
VEPTR stands for Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib. The purpose of implantation of a VEPTR
is to correct deformities of the thorax and the spine in children. The VEPTR is a special form of the devices known as growing rods. In 1993, Campbell published an overview of the use of the VEPTR in the treatment of thoracic insufciency syndrome (TIS). The device consists of a curved expandable prosthetic titanium rib with several holes in a row that allows it to be xed at the desired length. In general, 6 months after initial implantation, intervention is necessary to extend the device. It is xed in place between two ribs (rib-to- rib), a rib and the lumbar spine (rib-to-lumbar lamina) or between a rib and the ilium (rib-to-ilium). The cor­rection of scoliosis is not achieved by means of direct effects on the individual vertebrae requiring correction but rather the device achieves the desired outcome by means of acting on the rib thorax [1]. In very young children, a VEPTR device can be used for growth­correcting treatment of congenital scoliosis [13]. Typically, there are three different forms of xation. In cases of distortion of the thorax, thoracotomy on the concave side is used for osteotomy of rib synostosis
C. Wimmer Department of Spine Surgery, Trauma Center, Trostberg, Germany
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria e-mail: ProfWimmer@t-online.de
U. Vieweg (*) Department of Conservative and Surgical Spine Therapy with Interdisciplinary Spinal Deformities Centre and Rummelsberg Sectional Center, Hospital Rummelsberg, Schwarzenbruck, Germany e-mail: uwe.vieweg@sana.de
and opening of the ribs with the help of a rib spreader. The device is then introduced as a rib-to-rib implant. In cases of thoracic lumbar distortion, a laminar hook is used to introduce the device as a rib-to-lumbar spine implant. In addition, it is also possible to x the device to the pelvis.
46.2 Indications andContraindications
46.2.1 Indications
Use of the device is indicated in [1, 4, 5]:
1. Primary thoracic insufciency syndrome (TIS) due to a
three-dimensional deformity of the thorax.
– Thoracic congenital scoliosis with concave-fused ribs. – Progressive congenital scoliosis of the thorax with
concave-fused ribs or ail chest as a result of missing ribs.
– Progressive congenital neurogenic or idiopathic scoli-
osis of the thorax without rib anomalies. – Hypoplastic thorax syndrome. – Acquired posterolateral chest wall defects.
2. Secondary thoracic insufciency due to lumbar kyphosis (non-gibbus).
3. Early onset scoliosis (EOS).
46.2.2 Contraindications
Contraindications are [1]:
• Absent diaphragmatic function.
• Completed bone growth.
• Severe kyphosis >70° per Cobb.
• Children over the age of 10years.
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• Children aged under 6months.
• Known allergy to any of the materials of the implant.
• Infections at the site of surgery.
• Inadequate soft tissue for coverage of the VEPTR.
• Inadequate strength of bone for attachment of the VEPTR.
• Absence of proximal and distal ribs for attachment of the VEPTR.
46.3 Technical Prerequisites
46.3.1 Implant
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VEPTR II device: vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib II (see Fig.46.1: rib-to-rib, Fig.46.2 rib-to-lumbar spine).
46.3.2 Diagnosis
Required for diagnosis and surgical planning are x-rays of the entire spinal column, CT and MRT images of the spinal column, cardiological examination including an electrocar­diogram and pulmonary function test.
46.3.3 Intraoperative Set-up
Required instruments are a C-arm, double lumen tube, a neu­romonitoring system, a Bülau drain catheter, a sucker device with thin lead, a bipolar coagulator, special spreader and compression forceps for the introduction and expansion of the implant.
46.4 Technique
46.4.1 Patient Positioning
Fig. 46.1 Rib to rib. The VEPRT is attached to a superior rib and to an
inferior rib: (1) Rib hook cap, (2) Closure for extension Bar, (3) Rib hook, (4) Proximal extension, and (5) Distal extension
Place the patient in a lateral decubitus position similar to that required for a standard thoracotomy. To protect against bra­chial plexus injury, do not extend the shoulder more than 90°. If a hybrid construct is being implanted, it is also pos­sible to place the patient in the prone position for better mobilisation of the intercostal muscles.
46.4.2 Implantation Procedure
• Make a J-shaped thoracotomy incision without disrupting the periosteum overlying the ribs.
Fig. 46.2 Rib-to-lumbar lamina. The VEPRT is attached to a rib and
the lumbar spine: (1) Rib hook cap, (2) Closure for extension, (3) Rib hook, (4) Proximal extension, and (5) Distal extension
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• Retract the skin aps. Continue the incision and elevate the paraspinal muscles medially only to the tips of the transverse processes. Gently elevate the scapula to expose the middle and posterior scalene muscle.
46.5 Rib-to-Rib (see Fig. 46.1)
• First insert the cranial implant. Identify the cranial rib that is to serve as the cranial attachment point. Mark the posi­tion and verify by means of radiographic imaging. Note: Because of the risk of brachial plexus impingement, do not choose the rst rib as the superior point of attachment.
• Make a 1 cm incision into the intercostal muscles both above and below the position for the planned attachment to the cranial rib. Use a periosteal elevator to carefully elevate the periosteum of the rib next to the lung. Take care not to damage the soft tissue surrounding the rib so as to preserve rib vascularity and the neurovascular bun­dle. Use a trial rib hook to prepare the rib for the rib hook. Note: In the case of smaller patients, in whom a small rib hook is to be used employ the small trial rib hook for preparation.
• Select a rib hook in the size determined by the trial rib hook. Using the rib hook holder, position the underside of the rib hook in the space between periosteum and rib and turn the hook until it sits correctly.
• Select a rib hook cap appropriate to the anatomy of the patient.
• With the help of holding forceps, insert the rib hook cap into the intercostal space above the rib, rotate the cap dis­tally until it slots into the rib hook. Ensure hook and cap are correctly aligned.
• Put a closure for the extension bar into the lock impactor. To lock the rib hook/rib cap combination together, pre­cisely align the holes of the rib cap and rib hook. Use a hammer to rmly strike the impactor to x the closure in place.
• Attach the 2ft. for the rib distractor to the retractor. Using this assembly, distract the ribs as necessary. Alternatively, use a bone spreader to carefully distract the chest wall at the site of the opening wedge thoracostomy.
• If distraction proves difcult, additional resection of medially fused ribs may be necessary. Only resect visible bone directly next to the spine.
• Measure the distance between the expandable portion of the construct to determine the required proximal exten­sion. Note: Measure the expandable portion over the dis-
tracted thorax between the cranial rib and the thoraco-lumbar attachment point (rib-to-lamina/ilium) or between cranial and caudal rib (rib-to-rib).
• Cut and contour the rod to the size of the required proxi­mal extension.
• Retain at least 11mm of the straight rod to ensure that this section of the proximal extension will sit correctly in the rib hook. Use the measuring instrument to verify that the rod section is long enough to be seated securely in the rib hook. Any remaining rod can be cut and/or contoured to t the anatomy of the patient. Select a distal extension that corresponds to the size of the proximal extension.
• Use the trial rod to determine the contour of the rod sec­tion of the distal extension. Do not bend the T-shaped end of the distal extension that connects with the proximal extension. Bend only the rod section of the distal exten­sion using the rod bender. Alternatively, the bending irons and the rod benders can be used to contour the frontal section. Cut the rod section to the required length using the rod cutter. Note: If implanting a rib-to-rib construct, the rod sections of the proximal and distal extensions must have a length of at least 11mm to ensure that they will sit correctly in the rib hook.
• Before introducing the distal extension, insert it in the proximal extension so that the caudal hole of the proximal extension is directly above the hole in the furthest caudal position of the distal extension.
• Using the offset impactor, put a closure for the extension bar in place in the hole. Gently tap the impactor with a hammer to seat the closure in place. Ensure the closure is correctly seated.
46.5.1 Rib-to-lamina or IIium (see Fig. 46.2)
• Make a 4 cm paraspinal incision on the concave side of the curve of the lumbar interspace selected preoperatively.
• Use the lamina feeler to separate the ligamentum avum unilaterally from the underside of the lamina to provide for good anchorage of the lamina hook on the bone; make sure the interspinal ligament remains intact. Resect the ligamentum avum to provide passage for the hook. Select an appropriate lamina hook.
• Attach the hook pointing downwards with the adjustment screw in the most lateral position. Use the lamina hook holding forceps to position the hook in the required site on the lumbar lamina.
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• If necessary, the hook can be additionally secured using heavy, non-absorbable suture thread wrapped around the posterior spinous process. Make a 4cm longitudinal inci­sion slightly laterally to the posterior superior iliac spine. Identify the posterior third and middle third of the iliac crest. Make a 1 cm transverse incision in the mid sub­stance of the apophysis so that there are equal cartilage layers above and below the incision. Pass the periosteal elevator through the incision in the apophysis and widen it to form a tunnel and then pass the elevator along the medial cortical surface of the iliac crest until the tip of the elevator is just lateral to the sacroiliac joint. Select an appropriate ala-hook or S-rod. If using an S-rod, cut the rod to the appropriate length and contour as necessary. Use the small hexagonal screwdriver to attach an exten­sion connector or a parallel connector to the ala-hook or S-rod.
• With the help of the rod holder, position the ala-hook or S-hook on the iliac crest medial to the wing of the ilium. Attaching to the lamina hook (rib-to-lumbar lamina)/ala­hook or S-rod (rib-to-ilium).
• From the proximal incision, create a tunnel through the paraspinal muscles to just above the caudal attachment point. Insert the end of the distal extension in the tip of a no. 20 thoracic catheter and carefully pass this proximal to distal to the caudal attachment point.
• If attaching to a lamina hook (rib-to-lumbar lamina con­struct), guide the distal extension into the lamina hook.
• If attaching to an ala-hook or S-hook (rib-to-ilium con­struct), insert the distal extension into the extension con­nector or parallel connector. Use the small hexagonal screwdriver to tighten the screws of the extension connec­tor or parallel connector.
46.7 Complications
Unfortunately, the initial enthusiasm with which this tech­nique of spine-sparing deformity correction was welcomed has progressively subsided with the increasing number of reports on complications, including the detection of extraspi­nal ossications along the implants and across ribs [5] (Figs.46.3, 46.4, and 46.5).
Fig. 46.3 Frontal radiograph of the spine of a 5-year-old boy with a
progressive neuromuscular scoliosis
46.6 Postoperative Care
Patients with an implanted VEPTR device should not be braced. Patients may require additional wound protection to prevent inadvertent rubbing or bumping of the wound.
Fig. 46.4 Frontal radiograph 12 months after initial implantation of a
rib-to lamina construct (VEPTR)
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References
1. Wimmer C, Wallnoefer P, Pfandlsteiner T. Operative treatment of scolioses with the VEPTR instrumentation. Oper Orthop Traumatol. 2010;22(2):123–36. in German
2. Campbell RM Jr, Smith MD, Mayes TC, etal. The characteristics of thoracic insufciency syndrome associated with fused ribs and congenital scoliosis. J Bone Joint Surg A. 2003;85–A(3):399–408.
3. Campbell RM Jr. VEPTR: past experience and the future of VEPTR principles. Eur Spine J. 2013;22(Suppl 2):106–17.
4. Drebor RS, Katsarov A.Poland syndrome: use of vertical expand­able prosthetic titanium rib system before walking age-a case report. Surg J. 2016;2:e91–5.
5. Studler D, Haßler C. Long term outcome of vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib treatment in children with early onset scolio­sis. Ann Transl Med. 2020;8(25):1–7.
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Posterior Thoracic Spine
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47.1 Introduction and Core Messages
Currently, the instrumentation of thoracic spine is a rigid construction. There is no dynamic instrumenta­tion system for the thoracic spine, except for early onset scoliosis, where growing systems can be applied. This means that achieving an arthrodesis is the goal of an ideal spine stabilization, and the use of implants does not substitute the procedure of bone grafting. Many factors are involved in selecting the type of sys­tem (screws, hooks, wires, plates, rods, etc.) and func­tion (tension band, bridge xation, buttressing, derotation, compression, etc.) to be employed. The surgeon has to always understand the following fac­tors: surgeon familiarity with techniques, host bone quality, mechanism of injury, direction of instability, degree of instability, expected level of patient loading, graft bone quality, availability of implants, necessity of postoperative immobilization, and time of tissue heal­ing. Harrington in the 1960s developed the rst gener­ation of spinal instrumentation using a hook-based distraction, Luque in the 1970s and 1980s developed the second generation of instrumentation, using a seg­ment xation technique with sublaminar wires, and Cotrel and Dubousset in the 1980s rst brought up rigid segmental hook-based xation which gave rise to all types of implants using screws and hooks with enormous biomechanical versatility [1]. The objec­tives of this chapter are to discuss the different implants and different techniques for the treatment of scoliosis, kyphosis, and fracture.
47.2 Implants
The implants employed in the posterior thoracic spine con­structs are wires, hooks, and pedicle screw systems from dif­ferent companies (see Fig.47.1a, b).
47.2.1 Wiring Systems
Although the sublaminar wiring techniques are no longer common in the thoracic spine, a number of wire-rod tech­niques continue to be routinely employed. The Luque technique is the most common and employs sublaminar wires in each vertebra as additional anchors. These wires are then wrapped around rods of nonrigid segmental spine constructs. Indications commonly include the neuromus­cular scoliosis (see Fig. 47.2a, b), scoliosis including a thoracic lordosis and some cases of osteoporotic spine, where they are used as a hybrid construct with pedicle screw. Wiring techniques do not provide axial stability, and they are a poor choice for stabilization of pathologic processes including anterior column insufciency such as tumors and fractures. Another limitation of these tech­niques is the lacking rotation correction of scoliosis. In addition, these methods have a high risk of iatrogenic neu­rologic injury with the sublaminar wires passage being in the spinal canal and moving there during the xation and reduction maneuvers. The contraindications to wiring sys­tem are patients with kyphosis or canal stenosis and those related to biomechanic insufciencies.
P. T. M. Cavali (*) Department of Scoliosis os Hospital AACD-Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil e-mail: paulo.escolioseaacd@uol.com.br
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47.2.2 Hooks
There are a variety of hooks with different characteristics. Basically, three types of hooks can be used: pedicle hooks, laminar hooks, and transverse process hooks (see Fig. 47.3). Pedicle hooks, resting on the lamina of the instrumented vertebrae and the superior articular process
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Fig. 47.1 (a) Sublaminar
wires. The Luque instrumentation. (b) Types of pedicles screws and hooks. Implants of S4 System by Aesculap
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of next distal vertebrae, are the strongest hooks. They are always directed cephalad so that their “u” shaped tip embraces the pedicle and provides maximal stability con­cerning rotation and translation maneuvers. These implants can be placed from T1 to T10. Some of these hooks have additional features such as the possibility of being locked to the pedicle. Laminar hooks are available in a variety of designs. Variations in the blade width and style allow for an optimized hook–bone interface. These hooks may be
placed in supralaminar or infralaminar positions depen­dent upon the required distraction or compression forces. Transverse process hooks have less risk of iatrogenic cord injury because they are out of the spinal canal. Usually, these implants are combined with a pedicle hook or a ped­icle screw. This claw is the strongest hook construct, and it is very helpful in hyperkyphosis correction and can be added to transpedicular constructs to protect the screws from pullout.
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Fig. 47.2 (a) Preoperative image of neuromuscular scoliosis. (b) Surgical treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis with sublaminar wires
technique
Fig. 47.3 Three types of hooks: pedicle, transverse process, and laminar hooks. Implants of S4 System by Aesculap