Full-endoscopic direct pars repair of lumbar spondylolysis with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation
10.3760/cma.j.cn121113-20240909-00495
- VernacularTitle:单通道内镜辅助峡部植骨结合经皮椎弓根螺钉固定治疗腰椎峡部裂
- Author:
Zheng CAO
1
;
Zhenzhou LI
1
;
Hongliang ZHAO
1
;
Jialiang ZHU
1
;
Shuxun HOU
1
Author Information
1. 中国人民解放军总医院第四医学中心骨科医学部脊柱外科，北京 100048
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lumbar vertebrae;
Spondylolysis;
Pedicle screws;
Endoscopy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics
2025;45(1):29-36
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of Full-endoscopic pars debridement, graft with autograft and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2), and percutaneous pedicle screw (PPS) fixation for the treatment of lumbar spondylolysis.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed for the case data of 8 patients (7 males and 1 female) of lumbar spondylolysis treated with full-endoscopic pars bone graft with autograft and rhBMP-2 combined with PPS fixation in the fourth medical center of PLA general hospital. The mean age was 21.8±4.1 years (range, 16-29 years). All cases had mono-segmental bilateral pars defects, including 2 cases of L 4 and 6 cases of L 5. The visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Oswestry disability index (ODI) were recorded before and after surgery. MacNab score was used to evaluate the final clinical outcome of lumbar function at 1 year after the removal of internal fixation. Multi-planar reconstruction of CT scans was used to evaluate the bone healing at 6 and 12 months after the operation, and par condition at 1 year after the removal of internal fixation. Pfirrmann's grading system through MRI was used to grade disc degeneration in the fixed and adjacent discs respectively before the operation, before the removal of internal fixation, and 1 year after the removal of internal fixation. Results:All the operations were successfully completed. All patients were followed up for 24-30 months, with an average follow-up time of 27.75±3.11 months. Both VAS of back pain (1.63±0.74, 1.25±0.71、1.00±0.53) and ODI (10.25%±5.17%、6.33%±5.03%、4.86%±3.35%) at 6 and 12 months after the operation and 1 year after the removal of internal fixation were improved compared with those preoperatively (7.25±1.04 and 40.67%±9.67%), with significant differences ( P<0.05). The improvement rates of VAS and ODI at one year after pars repair were 83.31%±8.85% and 85.22%±9.60%, respectively. The improvement rates of VAS and ODI at one year after the removal of internal fixation were 85.96%±6.97% and 88.05%±7.25%, respectively. At the final follow-up, 7 patients had excellent results and 1 patient had good results according to the MacNab criteria. There were 3 patients bony healed in 6 months postoperatively and the remaining 5 patients bony healed in 12 months postoperatively. There was no pars re-rupture at the one-year follow-up after the removal of internal fixation. Disc degeneration increase one grade at the fixed disc in one patient before and after the removal of internal fixation than before pars repair surgery. Disc degeneration increase one grade at the adjacent disc in one patient before and after the removal of internal fixation than before pars repair surgery. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications, such as nerve injury, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, incision exudation, infection, or breakdown of internal fixation device. Conclusions:Full-endoscopic pars bone debridement, graft with autograft and rhBMP-2, followed by PPS fixation is a safe and effective minimally invasive spine surgery for treating lumbar spondylolysis. It has the advantages of a high fusion rate, low incidence of complications, no pars re-rupture after the removal of internal fixation and no significantly increasing intervertebral disc degeneration in fixed and adjacent discs.
