29: Spondylolysis Repair

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Procedure 29 Spondylolysis Repair

Procedure

Evidence

Askar Z, Wardlaw D, Koti M. Scott wiring for direct repair of lumbar spondylolysis. Spine. 2003;28:354-357.

Grade B description of the Scott wiring technique in 14 patients.

Buck JE. Direct repair of the defect in spondylolisthesis: preliminary report. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1970;52:432-437.

Grade B description of a direct screw fixation technique across the pars defect.

Chung CH, Chiu HM, Wang SJ, Hsu SY, Wei YS. Direct repair of multiple levels of lumbar spondylolysis by pedicle screw laminar hook and bone grafting: clinical, CT, and MRI-assessed study. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2007;20:399-402.

Grade B prospective study of ten patients with multiple-level lumbar spondylolysis treated with segmental pedicle screw hook fixation and autogenous bone graft. Follow-up confirmed a union rate of 75% (18 pars/24 pars) on CT scans.

Debusscher F, Troussel S. Direct repair of defects in lumbar spondylolysis with a new pedicle screw hook fixation: clinical, functional and CT-assessed study. Eur Spine J. 2007;16:1650-1658.

Grade B study of 23 patients who were treated with a pedicle hook and screw system with good clinical outcome in 20, and 91% fusion rate as assessed on a CT scan.

Morscher E, Gerber B, Fasel J. Surgical treatment of spondylolisthesis by bone grafting and direct stabilization of spondylolysis by means of a hook screw. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 1988;103:178-188.

Grade B description of a hook screw fixation technique in 12 patients, 10 of whom had an excellent or good outcome.

Nichol RO, Scott JHS. Lytic spondylolysis repair by wiring. Spine. 1986;11:1027-1030.

Grade C retrospective review of a wiring technique.

Noggle JC, Sciubba DM, Samdani AF, et al. Minimally invasive direct repair of lumbar spondylolysis with a pedicle screw and hook construct. Neurosurg Focus. 2008;25:E15.

Grade B review of minimally invasive pedicle screw and hook-rod technique in five patients.

Sairyo K, Sakai T, Yasui N. Minimally invasive technique for direct repair of pars interarticularis defects in adults using a percutaneous pedicle screw and hook-rod system. J Neurosurg Spine. 2009;10:492-495.

Grade C description of minimally invasive direct spondylolysis repair in two adults.

Songer MN, Rovin R. Repair of the pars interarticularis defect with a cable-screw construct: a preliminary report. Spine. 1998;23:263-269.

Grade B report with an excellent description of the technique. The outcomes of seven patients are retrospectively reviewed.

Tokuhasi Y, Matsuzaki H. Repair of defects in spondylolysis by segmental pedicular screw hook fixation: a preliminary report. Spine. 1996;21:2041-2045.

Grade B report of six patients treated with a screw-hook technique.