АТИПИЧНЫЕ СЕГМЕНТАРНЫЕ КОРРИГИРУЮЩИЕ ВЕРТЕБРОТОМИИ ПРИ ЛЕЧЕНИИ ГРУБЫХ ПОСТТРАВМАТИЧЕСКИХ КИФОЗОВ ГРУДНОГО ОТДЕЛА ПОЗВОНОЧНИКА

Objective. To analyze results of atypical segmental corrective vertebrectomy in patients with painful thoracic kyphosis treated in the late period of spinal cord injury. Material and Methods. Eight patients with painful kyphotic and shear deformities were operated on during 2012. The method of atypical segmental corrective vertebrectomy was used. Average kyphotic deformity was 43.1° ± 15.0°, the rate of anterior shear displacement varied from 25 to 48 %. Results. The average kyphosis correction was 9.1° ± 5.8° with complete correction of shear deformity. Questionnaire data showed the decrease in pain score from 4.4 ± 1.8 to 2.6 ± 1.6 on VAS, and improvement in functional capacity from 74.4 ± 12.0 to 83.5 ± 9.0 on FIM (Functional Independence Measure) in the follow-up period. Conclusion. Atypical corrective segmental vertebrectomy performed in the late period of spinal cord injury effectively eliminates post-traumatic deformity, and improves functional capacity of patients with complete neurological deficit.