Objective To elucidate the clinical outcomes of craniocervical realignment surgery in patients with craniovertebral junction (CVJ) kyphosis accompanied by negative sagittal imbalance, and to identify radiological predictors associated with favorable outcomes.
Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 28 patients who underwent craniocervical realignment between 2014 and 2022 for CVJ kyphosis with accompanying negative sagittal imbalance. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the Neck Disability Index (NDI), visual analogue scale for neck pain, and the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score. Radiographic parameters included the C0–2 angle and the C2–7 sagittal vertical axis (SVA). Favorable outcomes were defined as an improvement of more than 20 points in the NDI and a JOA recovery rate exceeding 50%. Multiple linear regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were conducted to identify independent predictors and to determine optimal threshold values.
Results Significant improvements in both clinical outcomes and radiographic alignment were observed in association with craniocervical realignment surgery. Patients who achieved favorable outcomes exhibited greater postoperative changes in the C0–2 angle and the C2–7 SVA. Multivariate analysis identified changesm in the C0–2 angle (p=0.019) and C2–7 SVA (p=0.010) as independent predictors of NDI improvement, while age (p=0.033) and C2–7 SVA change (p=0.037) were independently associated with the JOA recovery rate. ROC curve analysis determined optimal cutoff values of ≥10.65° for C0–2 angle change and ≥19.2 mm for C2–7 SVA change, with corresponding area under the curve values of 0.872 and 0.802, respectively.
Conclusion Craniocervical realignment appears to be a viable surgical option for patients with CVJ kyphosis and negative sagittal imbalance. Postoperative changes in C0–2 angle and C2–7 SVA were found to be associated with favorable clinical and functional outcomes, suggesting their potential role as prognostic factors.
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Methods We retrospectively analyzed 112 AAI patients who underwent pre- and postoperative imaging and clinical evaluations. Patients were classified as ROP-positive or ROP-negative, with ROP-positive cases further categorized as cystic or granulation-type. Imaging parameters—including atlantodental interval (ADI), ΔADI, and cervical range of motion (ROM) were compared along with regression time and postoperative outcomes.
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Methods Fourteen consecutive patients who underwent C2 recapping laminoplasty around C1–2 level were enrolled. To evaluate muscle preservation effect, the authors conducted a morphological measurement of extensor muscles between the operated and nonoperated side. Two surgeons measured the cross-sectional area (CSA) of obliquus capitis inferior (OCI) and semispinalis cervicis (SSC) muscle before and after surgery to determine atrophy rates (ARs). Additionally, we examined range of motion (ROM), sagittal vertical axis (SVA), neck visual analogue scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index (NDI), and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score to assess potential changes in alignment and consequent clinical outcomes following posterior cervical surgery.
Results We measured the CSA of OCI and SSC before surgery, and at 6 and 12 months postoperatively. Based on these measurements, the AR of the nonoperated SSC was 0.1% ± 8.5%, the AR of the operated OCI was 2.0% ± 7.2%, and the AR of the nonoperated OCI was -0.7% ± 5.1% at the 12 months after surgery. However, the AR of the operated side’s SSC was 11.2% ± 12.5%, which is a relatively higher value than other measurements. Despite the atrophic change of SSC on the operated side, there were no prominent changes observed in SVA, C0–2 ROM, and C2–7 ROM between preoperative and 12 months postoperative measurements, which were 11.8 ± 10.9 mm, 16.3° ± 5.9°, and 48.7° ± 7.7° preoperatively, and 14.1 ± 11.6 mm, 16.1° ± 7.2°, and 44.0° ± 10.3° at 12 months postoperative, respectively. Improvement was also noted in VAS, NDI, and JOA scores after surgery with JOA recovery rate of 77.3% ± 29.6%.
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