Direct Repair Surgery With Screw Fixation for Young Patients With Lumbar Spondylolysis

Objective: To observe clinical effects of pedicle screw fixation combined with cable wires and bone graft and cannulated compression screws on adult multi-segment lumbar spondylolysis.Methods: 70 cases of patients with multi-segment lumbar spondylolysis were selected in our hospital. According to different surgical schemes, these patients were divided into the observation group (35 cases) and the control group (35 cases). The observation group received pedicle screw fixation combined with cable wires and bone graft and the control group received cannulated compression screw fixation. Macnab criteria were adopted to implement a therapeutic evaluation of two groups of patients to make an observation and comparison of the excellent and good rate of surgery and a series of indicators including perioperative clinical effects, intraoperative blood loss, duration of surgery, hospital length of stay (HLOS), visual analogue scale (VAS), Oswestry disability index and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score.Results: The excellent and good rate of the observation group was 97.14%, and that of the control group was 82.86%, the difference between two groups was statistically significant (χ2 = 6.248, p = .012). The differences in intraoperative blood loss, duration of surgery and HLOS between two groups were statistically significant (t = -4.55, t = -4.55, t = -4.55; p < .05). Oswestry index, VAS score and JOA score of the observation group were (2.4 ± 0.9), (28.5 ± 6.4) and (27.1 ± 3.1) respectively, and these of the control group were (3.5 ± 1.2), (37.1 ± 7.8) and (21.3 ± 2.7) respectively, the differences between two groups were statistically significant (t = 4.338, t = 5.043, t = 8.347, p < .05).Conclusions: Pedicle screw combined with immobilized implantation bone by wirerope has an excellent clinical effect on the treatment of adult multi-segment lumbar spondylolysis, and it has a series of advantages such as fast postoperative recovery, small surgical trauma and so on. In addition, this technique can also restore the stability of spinal segments and relieve pains to a greater degree.

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Tension band wiring fixation for the treatment of young patients with lumbar spondylolysis

Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1008.2015.01156 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (10) ◽

pp. 1156

Author(s):

Jian LIN ◽

Hong-zhi LI ◽

Jian-chun LIU

Keyword(s):

Young Patients ◽

Tension Band ◽

Tension Band Wiring ◽

Lumbar Spondylolysis

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Short-term Outcomes of Herbert Screw Fixation for Isolated Olecranon Fractures in Children: a Single-institution Retrospective Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-287204/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yang Li ◽

Kelai Wang ◽

Dong Sun ◽

Yakun Liu ◽

Jingwei Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Outcomes ◽

Closed Reduction ◽

Screw Fixation ◽

Young Patients ◽

Ossification Center ◽

Fixation Method ◽

Short Version ◽

Herbert Screw ◽

Fractures In Children ◽

Olecranon Fractures

Abstract Background: Although various fixation methods can be used for the treatment of displaced olecranon fractures, there are no clear indications in the current literature regarding which surgical technique should be adopted. In this study, we evaluated the clinical and radiological outcomes of closed reduction with percutaneous Herbert screw fixation in children with isolated olecranon fractures.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of children treated at our center for isolated olecranon fractures (Mayo type IIA) with closed reduction and percutaneous Herbert screw fixation between January 2016 and December 2018. Radiographic assessment of fracture healing was performed 6–8 months postoperatively and included assessment for loss of reduction and maximum length of the ulna. Clinical outcomes included elbow flexion and extension, forearm pronation and supination, short version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (QuickDASH) score, and complications. The Herbert screws were removed by a second operation.Results: A total of 14 patients with an average age at the time of injury of 11.36 (range, 10–14) years were included. All patients had good radiological and clinical outcomes at 6–8 months postoperatively; all had normal elbow ranges of motion and showed complete bone healing on radiographs. There were no cases of foreign body irritation, implant migration, or osteoarthritis. Premature epiphyseal closure was noted in six patients. The average QuickDASH score was 1.58. Conclusions: Fixation of olecranon fractures with Herbert screws is a safe and easy fixation method in young patients, leading to good functional and radiological results. Nonetheless, determination of the effects of this treatment method on the olecranon ossification center requires long-term follow-up.

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