A study published in the October issue of Spine
evaluates whether adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients treated with
pedicle screws have fewer readmissions when compared with patients who
receive hybrid constructs.
The study examined 627 patients in a prospective multi-center
database that was retrospectively queried to identify consecutive
patients who underwent posterior spinal fusion for AIS. The researchers
found:
• Reoperation rate among pedicle screw patients was 3.5 percent, compared with 12.6 percent in the hybrid group.
• Early return to the OR was 2 percent among the pedicle screw group versus 9.2 percent among the hybrid group.
• Longer operating time was an independent risk factor for an unplanned return to the operating room among pedicle screw patients.
• The majority of returns to the operating room among the pedicle screw group were in less than 60 days, while the hybrid group had most of the returns 60 days after surgery.
Source : Becker's Spine Review , 30th September 2013
• Early return to the OR was 2 percent among the pedicle screw group versus 9.2 percent among the hybrid group.
• Longer operating time was an independent risk factor for an unplanned return to the operating room among pedicle screw patients.
• The majority of returns to the operating room among the pedicle screw group were in less than 60 days, while the hybrid group had most of the returns 60 days after surgery.
Source : Becker's Spine Review , 30th September 2013
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