Abstract

The surgical intervention for hemivertebra removal is complex, leading to a lack of a definitive solution. We aim to compare the clinical efficacy of less invasive, partial hemivertebra resection vs total hemivertebra resection in children. Between 2011 and 2016, a retrospective study was conducted on a cohort of 43 patients diagnosed with congenital scoliosis coexisting with hemivertebrae. This study evaluated the outcomes of a posterior-only surgical approach, dividing the cohort into 2 groups based on the surgical technique applied: 23 patients underwent total hemivertebrae resection (TR), whereas 20 patients received partial hemivertebrae resection (PR), accompanied by short-segment fusion. There were 43 patients with congenital scoliosis associated with hemivertebrae in both the PR and TR groups. The average age at the time of surgery was 6.3 ± 2.0 years for the PR group and 6.0 ± 1.9 years for the TR group. The PR group exhibited a comparable correction rate of the Cobb angle at postoperation (4.3 ± 4.9 and 2.2 ± 3.2, P = .174) and the last follow-up (7.8 ± 1.3 and 5.5 ± 2.3, P = .113) compared with the TR group. Partial hemivertebra resection is efficient and secure. A less invasive technique obtained an equivalent, well-maintained correction rate to the total hemivertebra resection. However, this is the initial result, and the patients continue to be followed; we will await the results of the outcome at full-growth sprouts.

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