Cifose de scheuermann: Comparação entre a abordagem por via posterior associada à osteotomia de Smith-Petersen e a fusão combinada anterior e posterior

Abstract

Objective: Surgical treatment of Scheuermann's kyphosis (SK) remains a subject under discussion. In view of the controversy over the best form of surgical tr otomy. Methods: This was a descriptive case-control study with cross-sectional analysis. Twenty-eight patients, split into two groups conducted at different times, were evaluated. Results: The first group comprised patients treated using the double approach, with an average age of 19 years, preoperative kyphosis of 77.6°, postoperative kyphosis of 35.8° and average correction of 53.2%. The second group comprised patients treated using the posterior route associated with Smith-Petersen osteotomy, with a mean age of 27.3 years, preoperative kyphosis of 72.9°, postoperative kyphosis of 44.3° and average correction of 39.3%. Analysis between the two groups showed statistically significant differences in the following variables: age (p = 0.02), postoperative kyphosis (p = 0.04) and degree and percentage of kyphosis correction (p = 0.001). There was no difference concerning preoperative kyphosis (p = 0.33). In the assessment of postoperative pain (VAS), the first group presented an average of 0.6, versus 0.5 in the second group. There were only minor complications: seven in the first group and two in the second. Conclusion: The two surgical techniques studied proved to be adequate for treating SK. In the present study, the deformity correction was greater in the first group, while the pain VA S results were better in the second group, with lower incidence of complications.