L4 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy in a Patient With Multiple Previous Revisions: A Case Report

Pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) is a technically complex procedure that is effective at improving the sagittal profile in spinal deformity surgery. This case report describes a 64-year-old man with a history of ten previous spinal surgeries, including failed T10-pelvis posterior spinal fusion, undergoing revision with L4 PSO. The patient regained approximately 30° of lumbar lordosis. The procedure was complicated by an uneventful intraoperative durotomy and delayed postoperative surgical site infection requiring two surgical debridements and a prolonged course of antibiotics. At the 14-month follow-up, the patient was ambulating 3 miles per day and had significantly decreased pain with no sign of recurrent infection. PSOs performed in revision cases are more challenging procedures but can achieve similar degrees of correction even in patients with multiple previous revisions.