[Surgical treatment of degenerative scoliosis].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the techniques of posterior lumbar interbody fusion and pedicle screws in the treatment of degenerative scoliosis and evaluate their clinical significance.


METHODS
Twenty five patients with degenerative scoliosis were treated operatively during 1997 - 2002. Among the 25 patients, 13 patients were treated with Brantigan I/F carbon cages in 28 intervertebral spaces, 7 patients were treated with Prospace cages in 15 spaces, 1 patient was treated with CONTACT cages in 2 spaces. The correcting effects, complications and follow-up results were analyzed retrospectively.


RESULTS
The average correction rate of scoliosis was 59% and the rate of pain relief was 88%. There was a case of pseudoarthritis and a case of embolism. During follow-up, correction rate and height of disc spaces were not lost nor shift of interbody cages.


CONCLUSIONS
Posterior pedicle screws combined with interbody fusion is a safe and effective treatment for degenerative scoliosis.
Liu
Hai-ying
HY
Department of Spine Surgery, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China.
Zhou
Dian-ge
DG
Wang
Hui-min
HM
Yi
Bin
B
Wang
Bo
B
Jin
Zhao-hui
ZH
Zhang
Jian
J
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion