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. 2006 Jan 12;15(4):440–448. doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-1016-1

Table 2.

Data on the literature

Authors Procedure Study design FU in month n Age in year Pre-op Cobb angle Flexibility Post-op Cobb angle Correction Loss of correction Complications Op time (min) Blood loss (ml)
Arlet et al. [1] PIF screws + hooks r 32 (18–64) 15 th. AIS 15 (11-18) 79° (70–90°) 32% 35° (25–40°) 54% 1.1° 1 exc. bleeding
2 deep infections
314 1,875
Chang et al. [5] PIF screws r 34 (24–52) 26 AIS 31 (11-61) 98° (75–135°) 18% 32° 67% 1 hemothorax
1revision
Kuklo et al. [12] PIF screws r 39 (24–62) 20 th. AIS 19 (11-44) 100° (90–135°) 29% 32° (9–73°) 68% 2 medial screws
2 temp. decrease MEP
Byrd et al. [4] AIF+PIF (n=14) AR +PIF (n=12) two-staged r 49 (24–114) 26 AIS 38 (19-58) 83° (45–160°) 29% 44° (10–97°) 47% 1 death
2 neurol. transient palsy
2 implant related compl.
520 3,831
Bradford et al. [3] AR+PIF r 24 7 AIS 24 (7-54) 91° (80–118°) ? 37° (22-60°) 59% 3 dural tear
1 deep infection

1 quad. palsy
730 5,500
Korovessis et al. [11] AIF+PIF two-staged r 32 (12–72) 34 AIS 16 (13-29) 73° th. (40–103°)
70° lu. (40–103°)
26% th.
53% lu.
35° (5–75°) th
21° (4–44°) lu.
52% th.
70% lu..
1 exc. bleeding
1 Harrington rod fracture
1 meralgia paresthetica
6 sympathectomysyndrom
2,662
Klockner et al. [10] AIF+PIF two-staged r: n=9 p: n=14 176 23 AIS King II 14,7 68° th.
61° lu.
33% th.
39% lu..
13,2° th.
17,8° lu.
71% th.
55% lu.
2 prox. VDS screw loosening 463 2,000
Shufflebarger et al. [16] AR+PIF hooks one-staged n=16, two-staged n=10 R 35 (24–72) 26 AIS/75 (14-71) 45% one-staged
37% two-staged
1 respiratory insufficience
1 acute tubulus necrosis
1 hook displacement
378 one-staged 510 two-staged 1,580 one-staged 3,060 two-staged
Tokunaga et al. [18] AR + PIF R 96 (42–158) 14 AIS/21 17 (10-25) 107° 26% Traction 56° (34–100°) 52% 2.5° 1 transient neurol. complication
3 prolongated ventilation
293 +PIF 1,600 +PIF
Winter et al. [21] AIF+PIF two-staged R 5 adult 38 (33-43) 58° th.
79° lu.
31% th.
29% lu.
24% th.
46% lu.
None 2,080
Present study AIF+PIF (hooks+screws) one-staged n=30, two-staged n=3 P 34 (24–78) 33 AIS 18 (11-39) 93° (80–122°)° 23% 31° (14–56°) 67% 1.9° 1 add. chest tube
1 subileus,
1 polyuria
1 superficial wound revision
4 prolongated ventilation
412 1,533

AIS Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, AR Anterior release, AIF Anterior correction and instrumented fusion, PIF Posterior correction and instrumented fusion, p Prospective study, R Retrospective study