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Sacrum osteotomy to change pelvic parameters: Surgical technique and 3D modeling
Marc Khalifé1, Pascal Khalifé2, Hugues Pascal-Moussellard3
1Orthopedic surgery unit, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, France; Orthopedic surgery unit, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
Purpose:
Some clinical situations, such as great sagittal imbalance, high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis or sacral malunion could require a sacral osteotomy to decrease pelvic parameters, horizontalize the sacrum or correct sacral malunion. Here is described a novel technique to perform a sacral osteotomy to decrease pelvic parameters with a lumbo-pelvic construct, with first a sacral slope decrease, then a pelvic tilt decrease.
Methods:
Simulations have been performed using tridimensional reconstructions of the lumbar spine and pelvis, made from CT-scan images of a healthy individual. A cadaveric study has then been performed.
Results:
3D modeling exhibited linear relationship between osteotomy angle and pelvic incidence correction, through multiple simulations with 1° increment. Cadaveric study demonstrated feasibility.
Conclusion:
This preliminary work shows that this technique is efficient to decrease pelvic parameters. A linear relationship has been exhibited between osteotomy angle and PI decrease, as per the following formula: osteotomy angle=PI change/0.84.
