Relationship between preoperative extension function and cervical curvature change after posterior cervical single open-door laminoplasty
Li Yue1, Sun Wenzhi2, Gan Limeng1, Yang Kai1, Liu Shumao1
1Department of Orthopedics, Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 102600, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
Abstract:Objective To explore the relationship between preoperative extension function (EF) and cervical curvature change after posterior cervical single open-door laminoplasty.Methods A retrospective review was performed on a group of fifty-eight cases that underwent cervical posterior single open-door laminoplasty from January 2017 to December 2018 at Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, including 45 males and 13 females. Aged 49-85 years(mean 64.8 years). Preoperative T1 slope angle and sagittal vertical axis (SVA) were measured through neutral X-ray, and C2-C7 Cobb's angle was measured through neutral and extension radiographs. Postoperative measurement of the C2-C7 Cobb's angle was conducted at follow-up visits of 12-42 months. EF was defined as the extension C2-C7 Cobb's angle minus the preoperative neutral C2-C7 Cobb's angle. The loss of lordosis angle was C2-C7 Cobb's angle on preoperative neutral lateral radiograph minus C2-C7 Cobb's angle on neutral lateral radiograph at the last follow-up. Fifty-eight patients were divided into two groups in accordance with the mean of EF, namely, group A (≥8.7°) and group B (<8.7°). The preoperative and postoperative imaging and clinical data of the two groups were compared and analyzed.Results The age of 25 patients in group A ranged from 54 years to 83 years, and the age of 33 patients in group B ranged from 49 years to 85 years. No significant differences were found in preoperative age, gender, and disease type between the two groups (all P vales>0.05). EF in group A (14.09°±4.75°) was greater than that in group B (4.62°± 2.54°), with statistically significant difference (P<0.01). T1 slope (17.00° ± 3.40°) in group A was lower than that in group B (29.68°±6.34°), with statistically significant difference (P<0.01). Loss of cervical lordosis in group A [1.10(-0.85, 4.00)] was less than that in group B [8.60 (7.70, 12.40)], with statistically significant difference (P<0.01). A linear and negative correlation (r=-0.965, P<0.01) was found between the group of patients with EF and loss of cervical lordosis. A linear correlation was observed between T1 slope angle and loss of cervical lordosis (r=0.954, P<0.01). EF was significantly related to T1 slope (r=-0.900, P<0.01). SVA had no significant correlation with T1 slope, EF, and loss of cervical lordosis (r=-0.065, 0.216, -0.202, P>0.05). The recovery rate of the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score for patients in the two groups was not correlated with the radiologic parameters in this study (r=0.201, -0.034, -0.213, all P values>0.05). The postoperative JOA improvement rate of group A and group B were 69%±23% and 62%±23%, respectively. No significant difference was found between the two groups (t=1.147, P>0.05). For postoperative Odom's grading, the excellent and good rates of groups A and B were 88.0% (22/25) and 63.6% (21/33), respectively. A significant difference was found between them (χ2=4.403, P<0.05).Conclusions Preoperative EF is a measurement method closely related to T1 slope and plays an important role in the evaluation of cervical sagittal balance. Patients with small EF have high probabilities to loss of cervical lordosis. EF can be used as a new factor in predicting the loss of cervical lordosis after laminoplasty.
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