KYPHOSIS CORRECTION AND FUSION
– Disease of the Upper Back.
KYPHOSIS CORRECTION AND FUSION
An incision is made in the back over the area of curvature (usually the upper back), these curves are from front to back C-shaped—in the sagittal plane. The curves are typically progressing maybe rigid. The surgery is performed by a spine surgeon that is specialized in Kyphosis-Scoliosis Correction Surgery.
Kyphosis correction involves a surgical procedure to delicately straighten the curve typically in the upper back or thoracic spine, preserve or increase space for the spinal cord, and stabilize the correction with instrumentation (rods and screws, sometimes hooks). Surgical incision is made in the back (length of the incision depends on how many vertebral levels are address in the correction), and dissection is made of the posterior vertebrae of the levels being corrected. The bony surfaces are prepared for bone graft. Rods are straight or sometimes bent to the desired profile. Screws are placed through pedicles to vertebral body bones to anchor the rods which are then connected to the screws. Bone graft is placed in the bony gutters around the instrumentation to induce bony healing of the graft to the native bone which fuses the spine. After the fusion heals, the solid bone maintains the straight positioning and posture.
This procedure is performed where the patient stays in the hospital for up to a week.
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