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Area of Science:

  • Orthopedics
  • Spinal Surgery
  • Scoliosis Treatment

Background:

  • Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is increasingly favored for spinal deformity correction due to its focus on soft tissue preservation.
  • However, MIS techniques present technical challenges and can extend surgical duration compared to traditional posterior spinal fusion (PSF).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare surgical outcomes between posterior spinal fusion (PSF) and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) approaches for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
  • Specifically, to evaluate differences between PSF, single long-incision MIS (SLIM), and 3-incision MIS (3MIS).

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study including 532 patients who underwent spinal deformity correction from 2016 to 2020.
  • Patients were categorized into PSF, 3-incision MIS (3MIS), and single long-incision MIS (SLIM) groups.
  • Demographic, radiographic, and perioperative data were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis and chi-squared tests.

Main Results:

  • PSF resulted in significantly higher estimated blood loss and length of stay compared to both SLIM and 3MIS.
  • Surgical time was longer for 3MIS compared to PSF and SLIM.
  • PSF patients had worse postoperative kyphosis and higher morphine use, while SLIM and 3MIS patients returned to sports sooner and reported less pain at 6 months.

Conclusions:

  • Single long-incision MIS (SLIM) demonstrates comparable operative times to PSF.
  • SLIM offers technical feasibility similar to PSF.
  • SLIM retains the surgical and postoperative advantages observed with 3-incision MIS (3MIS).