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Lateral radiograph of Patient 1 taken four weeks postoperatively showing bilateral C7 pars interarticularis fractures and distal junctional kyphosis from C7eT1 measuring 27 .
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Study design:
Clinical case series.
Objective:
To assess objective outcomes of surgical correction of post-external beam radiation therapy (ERBT) kyphosis in a series of five adults.
Summary of background data:
EBRT is a well-established treatment for many cancers in children and adults. One complication associated with EBRT is postirradiation...
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... of the five patients underwent revision surgery because of complications. Patient 1 had undergone twostage anteroposterior cervical fusion for cervical kyphosis. Within one month after discharge from the hospital, radiographs showed bilateral C7 pars interarticularis fractures and distal junctional kyphosis from C7eT1 measuring 27 (Fig. 3). The C3eC7 PSF, performed during the initial procedure, was revised with extension to T5, and a Ponte osteotomy was performed at C7eT1. Patient 5 had been treated with two-stage PSF from T10epelvis with pedicle subtraction and Ponte osteotomies and ALIF at L5eS1 for lumbar kyphosis. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course ...
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Study design:
Clinical case series describing a novel surgical technique.
Objective:
Stabilization across the cervicothoracic junction (CTJ) poses technical difficulties which make this procedure challenging. The transition from cervical lordosis to thoracic kyphosis and the orientation of the lateral masses of the cervical spine compared with t...
