Purpose: Pedicle screw constructs combined with direct vertebral body derotation (DVBD) provide a powerful corrective force of the rib prominence associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). We wished to evaluate the incidence and correlative factors associated with recurrence of rib prominence (RRP) developing postoperatively despite adequate initial correction.
Methods: 103 patients with AIS underwent pedicle screw fixation with DVBD without thoracoplasty and had postoperative scoliometer readings at 6, 12, and 24 months. Patients with RRP, defined as a postoperative scoliometer increase ≥5°, were compared to those without recurrence.
Results: The mean rib prominence measured 14.0 ± 4.3° preoperatively, with a correction of 50.3 ± 26.7 % at 6 months, 49.0 ± 39.0 % at 1 year, and 49.1 ± 26.7 % at 2 years. RRP was identified in 15.5 % of the patients with a correction of 57.5 ± 25.5 % at 6 months, 47.2 ± 42.5 % at 1 year, and 40.4 ± 21.6 % at 2 years. At 2 years, the RRP group demonstrated a significantly larger major coronal Cobb (p < 0.05) and a trend towards less curve correction (p = 0.09). Patients with open triradiates had a significantly higher rate of RRP compared to those with closed (p = 0.01). Worsening apical vertebral rotation at 2 years post-operation occurred in 43.8 % (7/16) of the patients with RRP.
Conclusion: RRP after posterior fusion for AIS with all pedicle screw constructs and DVBD occurred in 15.5 % of patients in our study. Patients with open triradiate cartilage had a significantly higher rate of RRP, although most with RRP were skeletally mature. There was a trend towards loss of coronal correction and increased apical vertebral rotation at 2 years in patients with RRP. The potential for RRP after adequate initial correction should be discussed with patients.
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