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&p.1:Summary. Twenty three patients with lumbar spon- cule sur les muscles sacro-spinaux du ct gauche a
dylolisthesis (6 Grade I, 14 Grade II and 3 Grade III) t faite aprs laminectomie et foraminotomie dans
with low back pain, and radicular pain in 14, were tous les cas, sauf chez 2 adolescents o lminectomie
treated surgically when they failed to respond to con- et foraminotomie ont t vites. La priode de suivi
servative treatment. Their average age was 33.2 va de 26 126 mois (moyenne 65,3 mois). Les rsu-
years. Bilateral posterolateral spinal fusions with au- lats ont t valus en apprciant la disparition des
tologous iliac bone chips, supplemented by a sacro- douleurs, la fusion radiologique et la fonction. 11 pa-
spinalis muscle-pedicle bone graft on the left side, tients (48%) ont eu un rsultat excellent, 9 patients
were undertaken after laminectomy and foraminoto- (39%) un rsultat bon, 2 patients (9%) un rsultat
my in all except in two adolescents, where laminecto- mdiocre et 1 (4%) un rsultat mauvais. La fusion os-
my and foraminotomy were avoided. The period of seuse a t constate dans 87% du ct o la greffe
follow-up varied from 26 to 126 months (average pdicule a t faite compar au 70% de fusion de
65.3 months). The results in 11 (48%) patients were lautre ct. Les rsultats fonctionnels se sont
excellent, 9 (39%) were good, 2 (9%) fair and one amliors dans 91% des cas. Il ny a pas eu de fai-
(4%) poor. There was a higher incidence (87%) of blesse musculaire des muscles extenseurs ni de dve-
good quality of osseous fusion on the left side, where loppement de scoliose secondairement la rinser-
the sacrospinalis muscle-pedicle bone graft was used, tion des muscles sacrospinaux aux apophyses pine-
compared to the right, where 70% of fusions were uses voisines.
satisfactory. Function improved in 91% of the pa-
tients. Neither scoliosis nor weakness of the extensor
muscles of the back developed due to reanchorage of
the sacrospinalis muscle to the lumbosacral spines. Introduction
&p.1:Rsum. Une greffe osseuse pdicule sur les mus- Surgical treatment for spondylolisthesis in adoles-
cles paravertbraux dans larthrodse postro- cents and young adults is indicated in patients who
latrale pour spondylolisthsis. Vingt trois cas de have persistent pain in the lower back, buttock or
spondylolisthsis lombaires (6 stade I, 14 stade II et 3 thigh with or without sciatica, if the pain is resistant
stade III), avec lombalgie et pour 14 dentre-eux, to conservative treatment. Surgery is also indicated in
radiculalgie ont t oprs aprs chec dun traite- asymptomatic patients where the vertebral slipping is
ment conservateur. Lge moyen tait de 33,2 ans. 30% or more [2, 3, 16]. In general, about 20% of pa-
Une arthrodse postro-latrale bilatrale avec greffe tients with symptomatic spondylolisthesis require op-
iliaque autologue, augmente par une greffe pdi- eration. The results of in-situ arthrodesis have been
reported to be excellent even after long term follow
up [5, 6, 8, 9].
Based on a paper read at SICOT93, XVIII World Congress, Posterolateral fusion [14, 15] implies placement of
Seoul, Korea, August 28September 3, 1993 autogenous iliac bone chips in the region of the trans-
Reprint requests to: D.P. Baksi, DA-3, Sector-1, Salt Lake verse processes, the alae of sacrum and lateral part of
City, Calcutta 700 064, India&/fn-block: the laminae. Biomechanical studies have shown that
Table 1. Details of 23 patients&/tbl.c:&
L5S1/II
(Occas.)
4. 16 M L4L5/II +/ // 94 / // 8.0 (27%) 5.8 8 /27%) 5.8 +/+ Excellent
5. 35 F L5S1/II +/ // 86 / // 6.0 (26%) 6.0 5 (22%) 5.6 +/+ Excellent
6. 37 F L4L5/I +/+ // 82 / // 8.0 (20%) 8.0 12 (27%) 5.0 +/+ Excellent
7. 39 F L4L5/I +/+ (Bilat.) +// 78 / // 5 (14%) 5.0 4 (13%) 4.0 +/+ Good
8. 35 F L5S1/II +/ // 74 / // 7.5 (31%) 6.2 7 (29%) 5.6 +/+ Excellent
9. 48 M L4L5/I +/+ // 70 / // 4 (13%) 4.7 8 (25%) 4.7 +/ Good
10. 17 M L5S1/I +/ // 71 / // 7 (21%) 7.0 8 (24%) 7.0 +/+ Excellent
11. 24 M L4L5/I +/+ (Bilat.) // 68 / // 4 (10%) 9.0 5 (13%) 9.0 +7 Good
12. 37 M L5S1/II +/ // 64 / // 16 (43%) 4.0 3 (8%) 3.3 / Fair
13. 24 F L4L5/III +/ // 62 / // 21 (56%) 6.4 21 (56%) 6.4 +/ Good
14. 21 M L5S1/III +/+ // 61 / // 27 (70%) 6.0 20 (51%) 2.6 +/+ Excellent
15. 45 M L5S1/II +/+ // 54 +(const)/+ // 15 (47%) 4.6 17 (53%) 3.0 / Poor
16. 26 M L4L5/III +/+ (Bilat) +// 50 / // 24 (64%) 3.2 21 (56%) 3.0 +/+ Excellent
17. 30 F L5S1/I +/+ // 46 / // 5 (15%) 9.0 7 (20%) 7.0 +/ Good
18. 35 F L5S1/II +/+ // 40 / // 8 (28%) 5.0 9 (33%) 5.0 +/+ Good
19. 40 F L5S1/II +/+ +// 37 / // 14 (35%) 4.0 11 (28%) 2.5 +/+ Excellent
20. 45 F L5S1/II +/+ // 32 +/ // 13 (38%) 6.0 18 (45%) 4.0 / Fair
(Interm)
21. 55 F L5S1/II +/ // 30 / // 12 (38%) 2.0 9 (26%) 3.0 +/+ Excellent
22. 20 F L4L5/II +/+ // 29 / // 7 (26%) 8.0 7 (26%) 9.0 +/+ Excellent
23. 40 F L4L5/II +/+ // 26 / // 10.5 (26%) 3.7 10 (25%) 3.5 +/+ Good
Abbreviations: M, Motor; S, Sensory; R, Reflexes; Rad., Radicular; , Doubtful; Const., Constant; Case 4, 10, Laminectomy not done; Occas., Occasional; Interm, Intermittent&/tbl.:
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Technique of operation teal exposure of the corresponding vertebral spines and lminae
is carried out and the loose neural arch of the affected vertebra
The patient lies prone in the jack-knife position under general along with the fibrocartilagenous tissues overlying the inter-
anaesthesia. A slightly curved transverse incision with convex- vertebral foramina are excised (Fig. 2) to release the nerve
ity downward is made along the highest point of iliac crest, ex- roots and for exploration of any prolapsed disc. The right para-
tending from the level of the right sacrospinalis to one inch spinal muscles are then retracted laterally and the soft tissues
lateral to the lateral margin of the left sacrospinalis (Fig. 1, in- cleared. The articular cartilages of the facets of the articular
set). The skin, superficial fascia and deep fascia are incised processes, the bases of the transverse process and the adjacent
and retracted proximally and distally as far as possible in order lamina are denuded in order to create an osseous bed for
to expose the spinous processes and sacrospinalis muscles placement of free iliac bone chips.
(Fig. 1). The left sacrospinalis muscle is split longitudinally for
For laminectomy and foraminotomy, a midline longitudinal about 6.5 cm proximally from the level of the iliac crest (Fig.
incision is made extending from one spinous process above to 1), at the junction of its attachment to the iliac crest (iliocos-
one below the level of the affected region (Fig. 1). Subperios- talis part) and the sacral attachment (longissimus superficially
D.P. Baksi: Sacrospinalis muscle-pedicle bone graft 237
Results
Pain relief
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10. Seitsalo S (1990) Operative and conservative treatment of 15. Watkins MB (1964) Posterolateral fusion in pseudoarthro-
moderate spondylolisthesis in young patients. J Bone Joint sis and posterior element defects of the lumbosacral
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