Table 5 Case reports that reported complete resolution of severe scoliosis associated with spondylolisthesis after operative treatment of spondylolisthesis
From: Scoliosis in dysplastic spondylolisthesis: a clinical survey of 50 young patients
Author | Pneumaticos et al. [17] | Zhou et al. [18] | Srivastava et al. [19] | Khashab et al. [20] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Year of Publication | 2003 | 2013 | 2016 | 2020 |
Age | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Sex | Female | Female | Female | Female |
Main complaints | Low back pain and right leg radiating pain | Progressively aggravating scoliosis without low back pain or leg pain | Low back pain, left L5 radiculopathy, and abnormal gait | Back pain, left side leg pain, spinal deformity and abnormal gait |
Duration of symptoms (months) | 6 | 24 | NA | 8 |
Degree of slippage | III | IV | IV | IV |
Slip percentage | 50% | 88% | 95% | > 75% |
Pre-op Cobb angle(°) of scoliosis | 30 | 50 | 44 | 28.8 |
Coronal imbalance (Yes/No) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Apex vertebra rotation (Nash-Moe method) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Operation | L4-S1 decompression, posterolateral fusion and instrumentation | L5-S1 decompression, reduction, circumferential fusion, and L4-S1 instrumentation | L5-S1 decompression, reduction, circumferential fusion, and L4-S2 instrumentation | decompression, partial reduction, circumferential fusion, and L4-S1 instrumentation |
Follow-up time (months) | 14 | 24 | 7 | 84 |
Scoliosis resolution (Yes/No) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |