Safety and Efficacy of Apical Resection Following Growth-friendly Instrumentation in Myelomeningocele Patients With Gibbus: Growing Rod Versus Luque Trolley

Bas C. E., Preminger J., Olgun Z. D., Demirkiran G., Sponseller P., YAZICI M.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS, vol.35, no.8, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Thoracolumbar/lumbar kyphosis in myelomeningocele patients is a common and severely debilitating condition, amenable only to surgical correction. Several surgical techniques have been proposed. Growth-friendly techniques should be preferred in this patient population due to an already compromised trunk height. The growing rod (GR) and Luque trolley (LT) with Galveston instrumentation are well-known growth-friendly techniques. We compared results and complications in 2 groups of patients who have undergone kyphectomy and fixation, either with the GR (group 1) or the LT with Galveston pelvic fixation (group 2).