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Effects of preoperative spinopelvic compensation states on the patient-reported outcomes of adult spinal deformity surgery: three-dimensional motion analysis results

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate how preoperative motion analysis results affect the postoperative clinical outcomes of patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD).

Methods

Patients who underwent surgery for ASD and whose motion analysis results were available were included. All patients underwent preoperative three-dimensional gait analysis using a motion analysis system. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to determine the predictive parameters of the 12-month postoperative Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). According to the mean anterior pelvic tilt (Ant-PT) angle in the motion analysis, the patients were divided into two groups: small and high Ant-PT angle groups. The 12-month postoperative ODI between the two groups was compared.

Results

A total of 111 patients who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. In the multivariate regression analysis, the preoperative sacral slope and mean Ant-PT angle were significant predictors of the 12-month postoperative ODI (p = 0.013 and p = 0.009, respectively). The high Ant-PT angle group showed a poorer 12-month postoperative ODI than did the small Ant-PT angle group, with a mean ODI of 21.9 ± 8.4 and 16.7 ± 8.5, respectively (p = 0.002). Simple linear regression analysis revealed that the Ant-PT angle was positively correlated with the postoperative sagittal vertical axis in all follow-up periods.

Conclusion

The study highlights that a high preoperative Ant-PT angle in motion analyses is associated with poor clinical outcomes after surgery for ASD. Therefore, it is necessary to observe and consider the dynamic gait pattern related to the compensatory mechanism for sagittal imbalance in the decision-making process for ASD surgery.

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This work was supported by the CG Bio Co., Ltd. [Grant Number B-2009/636-104].

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    Dae-Woong Ham, Ho-Joong Kim, Sang-Min Park, Juyoung Chung & Jin S. Yeom

  2. Spine Center and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea

    Jiwon Park

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Bong-Soon Chang

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Ham, DW., Kim, HJ., Park, SM. et al. Effects of preoperative spinopelvic compensation states on the patient-reported outcomes of adult spinal deformity surgery: three-dimensional motion analysis results. Eur Spine J 31, 3687–3695 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-022-07419-0

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