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. 2021 Mar 8;2(3):163–173. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.23.BJO-2020-0194.R1

Table VI.

This table summarizes the results of different case series reporting on clinical outcomes after high-grade spondylolisthesis surgery, using the Scoliosis Research Society 22-item, 24-item, or 30-item instrument.

Authors, year of publication Age, yrs, range No. Surgical technique Mean follow-up, yrs Complications, n (%) Neurological complications, total/permanent, n (%) Nonunion, n (%) Reoperations, n (%) HRQoL instrument Outcomes, mean (SD)
Smith et al, 200115 8 to 52 9 Transfixation with fibular strut graft 3.6 10 (111) 2 (22)/0 (0) 2 (22) 2 (22) SRS-22 Function 3.6
Pain 3.5
Self-image 3.6
Mental health 3.7
Satisfaction 4.6
Boachie-Adjei et al, 200216 13 to 29 6 Posterior pedicle screw transfixation with direct decompression 3.6 3 (50) 3 (50)/0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) SRS-24 General function 4.5
Postop function 4.2
Pain 4.3
General self-image 4.0
Postop self-image 4.5
Satisfaction 4.5
Helenius et al, 200617 8 to 19 21 Posterolateral in situ fusion 21.7 3 (14) 4 (19)/0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (24) SRS-24 Total score 3.7 (0.6),
Appearance 4.0 (0.7)
23 Anterior in situ fusion 14.0 5 (22) 0 (0)/0 (0) 3 (13) 1 (4) SRS-24 Total score 3.8 (0.6)
Appearance 4.4 (0.9)
26 Circumferential in situ fusion 16.3 3 (12) 0 (0)/0 (0) 1 (4) 5 (19) SRS-24 Total score 4.2 (0.4)
Appearance 4.1 (0.8)
Lundine et al, 201418 8 to 17 34 Uninstrumented in situ fusion w, w/o fibular strut grafting,
Anterior interbody fusion,
Instrumented in situ fusion,
Instrumented fusion with reduction,
Instrumented fusion with reduction and interbody grafting,
L5 corpectomy.
7.5 N/R N/R/ 3 (9) 4 (12) 11 (32) SRS-30 Function 4.0 (0.8)
Pain 4.2 (1.1)
Self-image 3.7 (0.7)
Mental health 4.0 (0.8)
Satisfaction 4.2 (0.7)
8 to 17 15 Untreated 7.6 N/R N/R N/R N/R SRS-30 Function 4.0 (0.4)
Pain 4.2 (0.4)
Self-image 3.7 (0.5)
Mental health 4.3 (0.5)
Satisfaction 4.2 (0.6)
Mac-Thiong et al 20198 8 to 21 61 One uninstrumented in situ fusion,
36 PLIF/TLIF interbody fusion,
seven transfixation screws/transfixating cage,
three transfixation pedicle screws
2.3 14 (23) 7 (11)/2 (3) 0 (0) 4 (7) SRS-22 Function 4.3 (0.5)
Pain 4.0 (0.8)
Self-image 4.2 (0.8)
Mental health 4.2 (0.8)
Satisfaction 4.5 (0.9)
Joelson et al., 2014 and 201919,20 9 to 24 38 Uninstrumented in situ fusion 34 9 (26) 2 (6)/0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (3) SRS-22r Function 4.3 (0.8)
Pain 4.1 (1.0)
Self-image 3.5 (0.8)
Mental health 4.1 (0.7)
Satisfaction 4.0 (0.9)
Present study 9 to 20 28 Posterior pedicle screw transfixation 8.9 12 (43) 3 (10)/0 (0) 0 (0) 7 (25) SRS-22r Function 4.4 (0.6)
Pain 4.2 (0.7)
Self-image 4.2 (0.8)
Mental health 4.1 (1.0)
Satisfaction 4.7 (0.6)
Total 4.3 (0.6)