Publications by authors named "Alfredo Cioni"
Background: Interbody fusion represents an efficient surgical treatment in degenerative lumbar disease, achieving satisfying outcome in >90% of cases. Various studies have affirmed the advantages of percutaneous and minimally invasive techniques with regard to minimized damage on soft tissues during surgical procedure, but their efficacy in comparison with the classic open surgical procedures has not yet been demonstrated.
Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study.
The traditional surgical treatment of severe spinal deformities, both in adult and pediatric patients, consisted of a 360° approach. Posterior-based spinal osteotomy has recently been reported as a useful and safe technique in maximizing kyphosis and/or kyphoscoliosis correction. It obviates the deleterious effects of an anterior approach and can increase the magnitude of correction both in the coronal and sagittal plane.
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- The study is a retrospective case series comparing two groups of adolescents with spinal deformities, one treated with posterior spinal fusion and thoracoplasty (PSF+T) and the other with posterior segmental fusion alone (PSF).
- The objective is to assess the long-term impact of thoracoplasty on pulmonary function following surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
- Results showed that while both surgical methods had similar demographics and initial curve severity, the PSF+T group demonstrated significantly better outcomes in rib hump correction and main thoracic curve correction after an average follow-up of 8.3 years.
Background: The incidence of spinal deformity in children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is high, with 86% of these patients found to have a significant structural scoliosis; however, there are very few case reports describing surgical treatment for this deformity.
Methods: The authors reviewed a case series consisting of 6 patients who underwent spine surgery for scoliosis. Children's mean age at index surgery was 12 years and 10 months (range, 10 to 15 yrs).
Study Design: Review of results of patients with Marfan syndrome treated with instrumented posterior fusion alone for scoliosis.
Objective: To analyze the results of surgical treatment for scoliosis in Marfan syndrome.
Summary Of Background Data: Few studies have been reported in the literature on surgical treatment for scoliosis in Marfan syndrome, analyzing long-term results of posterior instrumented fusion.