A guide to selecting upper thoracic versus lower thoracic uppermost instrumented vertebra in adult spinal deformity correction

Purpose Operative treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD) has been shown to improve patient health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Selection of the uppermost instrumented vertebra (UIV) in either the upper thoracic (UT) or lower thoracic (LT) spine is a pivotal decision with effects on operative...

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Veröffentlicht in:European spine journal 2024-07, Vol.33 (7), p.2742-2750
Hauptverfasser: Kumar, Rohit Prem, Adida, Samuel, Lavadi, Raj Swaroop, Mitha, Rida, Legarreta, Andrew D., Hudson, Joseph S., Shah, Manan, Diebo, Bassel, Fields, Daryl P., Buell, Thomas J., Hamilton, D. Kojo, Daniels, Alan H., Agarwal, Nitin
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose Operative treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD) has been shown to improve patient health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Selection of the uppermost instrumented vertebra (UIV) in either the upper thoracic (UT) or lower thoracic (LT) spine is a pivotal decision with effects on operative and postoperative outcomes. This review overviews the multifaceted decision-making process for UIV selection in ASD correction. Methods PubMed was queried for articles using the keywords “uppermost instrumented vertebra”, “upper thoracic”, “lower thoracic”, and “adult spinal deformity”. Results Optimization of UIV selection may lead to superior deformity correction, better patient-reported outcomes, and lower risk of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and failure (PJF). Patient alignment characteristics, including preoperative thoracic kyphosis, coronal deformity, and the magnitude of sagittal correction influence surgical decision-making when selecting a UIV, while comorbidities such as poor body mass index, osteoporosis, and neuromuscular pathology should also be taken in to account. Additionally, surgeon experience and resources available to the hospital may also play a role in this decision. Currently, it is incompletely understood whether postoperative HRQOLs, functional and radiographic outcomes, and complications after surgery differ between selection of the UIV in either the UT or LT spine. Conclusion The correct selection of the UIV in surgical planning is a challenging task, which requires attention to preoperative alignment, patient comorbidities, clinical characteristics, available resources, and surgeon-specific factors such as experience.
ISSN:0940-6719
1432-0932
1432-0932
DOI:10.1007/s00586-024-08206-9