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Choosing Levels in Adult Scoliosis
Indications to Extend Fusion to the Sacrum and
Pelvis

Sigurd Berven, MD
Professor in Residence
UC San Francisco

Disclosures
• Research/Institutional Support:
– NIH, AO Spine, OREF, AOA

• Consultancies/Scientific Advisory:
– Medtronic, DePuy, Stryker, Globus

• Ownership/Stock/Options:
– Providence Medical, Simpirica

• Royalties: Medtronic

Challenges in Adult Scoliosis
Surgery
• Choosing Levels
• Junctional Complications
• When can we do less?
– When should we do more?

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How High

How High

How Low

2

How High

When to go front and back

How Low

Surgical Strategies
• Characterized by significant variability
• Outcomes studies required for an Evidence-based approach

Overview
• The challenge of the lumbosacral junction:
– Strain on S1 screws
– Solid arthrodesis at L5-S1

• Biomechanics of the Pivot Point
• Techniques and Limitations

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Hazards of the Junctions

• Thoracolumbar
• Lumbosacral
• Cervicothoracic

The Lumbosacral Junction
Two modes of failure:
1) Symptomatic degeneration below a
long fusion to L4 or L5
2) Nonunion or Malunion at L5-S1

Preoperative Assessment
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Localization of Pain on Physical Exam
Advanced Imaging- MRI or CT
Dynamic Imaging
Provocative testing
– Facet Block
– Discography

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The Case to Fuse to L5
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Better Function
Less complications
Good Survival of the L5-S1 motion segment
Revision considerations
Leaving options open for new technologies in the
future

The loss of range of motion resulting from spinal fusion might lead to low back pain, trunk rigidity, and a negative
impact on quality of life. Nonetheless, these outcomes have not been conclusively demonstrated because lumbar
mobility and LIV have not been correlated with validated outcome instruments.
METHODS:
Forty-one patients (mean age, 27 y) with idiopathic scoliosis treated by spinal fusion (mean time since surgery, 135
mo) were included. Patients were assigned to 3 groups according to LIV level: group 1 (fusion to T12, L1, or L2)
14 patients; group 2 (fusion to L3) 13 patients, and group 3 (fusion to L4, L5, or S1) 14 patients. At midterm
follow-up, patients completed the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22 Questionnaire and Quality of Life Profile
for Spine Deformities to evaluate perceived TF, and rated LBPi with a numerical scale. Lumbar mobility was
assessed using a dual digital inclinometer.
RESULTS:
Group 3 (fusion to L4, L5, or S1) showed statistically significant differences relative to the other groups, with less
lumbar mobility and poorer scores for the SRS subtotal (P = 0.003) and SRS pain scale (P = 0.01). Nevertheless,
LBPi and TF were similar in the 3 groups. TF correlated with SRS-22 subtotal (r = -0.38, P = 0.01) and pain scale
(r = -0.42, P = 0.007) scores, and with LBPi (r = 0.43, P = 0.005).
CONCLUSIONS:
LIV correlated moderately with lumbar mobility, health-related quality of life (SRS-22), and spinal pain (SRS-22
pain subscale), but not with intensity of pain in the lumbar area or perceived TF.

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The slippery slope of extending
fusion to the sacrum

• Anterior column support
• Role of iliac fixation

Fusion to L5 vs. S1

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L5 vs S1 Paradox
Thoracolumbar deformity arthrodesis to L5 in adults: the fate of the L5S1 disc.
- Edwards, Bridwell, et al. Spine 2003 Sep 15;28(18):2122-31.

• 61% developed advanced disc degeneration at L5-S1
• Associated with loss of sagittal balance, need for revision surgery and lower
scores of SRS-24

• 18% loss of fixation at L5
Higher incidence of complications in patients fused to S1
Edwards, Bridwell et al, SRS 2003

Failure of Fixation at L5

The selection of L5 versus S1 in long fusions for adult
idiopathic scoliosis.
Swamy, Berven, Bradford.
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2007 Apr;18(2):281-8.

Purpose
Determine long-term radiographic and clinical
outcome of long (>T12) fusions to L5

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Survivorship Analysis
5 year: 75%
10 year: 70%

If include pts
considering
revision

5 year: 70%
10 year: 65%
Overall: 50% at
latest FU
The selection of L5 versus S1 in long fusions for adult idiopathic scoliosis.
Swamy, Berven, Bradford. Neurosurg Clin N Am 2007 Apr;18(2):281-8.

Conclusions
• Primary long fusions to L5 associated with
– 25% revision rate at 5 years
– 30% revision rate at 10 years

• Fusion to L5 is most reliable in patients with good
sagittal balance and bone quality

Indications to Extend Fusion to the Sacrum
• Symptomatic degenerative changes at L5-S1
– Spondylolisthesis at L5-S1
– Stenosis requiring decompression at L5-S1

• Significant sagittal plane realignment
• Osteoporosis
• Fixed obliquity of the L5-S1 motion segment
– Trunk translation

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Sacral Fixation Considerations
• Sacrum is a poor fixation point due
to the large cancellous component
• Bicortical or tricortical fixation needed
• Sacrum exposed to large cantilever forces
• Fixation to the sacrum eliminates most
important sagittal compensatory mech.
• Fixation to the sacrum alters gait

Pedicle Fixation in
the Sacrum

Bicortical vs Tricortical Average Insertional Torque

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Tricortical

8
Average Torque (in-lbs)

• S1 pedicle screw is the
strongest fixation point
- unicortical fixation
- bicortical fixation
- tricortical fixation
• S2 pedicle screw
- short
- weak bone

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Bicortical

6
5
4

Linear
(Tricortical)

3
2

Linear
(Bicortical)

1
0
0

20

40

60

80

100

Percent Screw Length

Polly, Kuklo, et al

Limitations of Long Fusion to the Sacrum
• Cantilever forces for long segment constructs becomes
critical when sacral fusion extends to L3 or higher
– Shono, et al. Spine 1998
– Cunningham, et al. Spine, 2003

• Clinical correlation with a high incidence of symptomatic
pseudarthroses in long fusions to S1
•Kostuik 1983, 40% pseudarthrosis
•Boachie 1991, 41% pseudarthrosis
•Delvin 1991,

33% pseudarthrosis

•Lenke 2004,

23% pseudarthrosis

•Balderston 1986,

28% good result

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Long fusions to the sacrum require anterior
column support +/- iliac crest extension
• Cantilever forces for long segment
constructs becomes critical when sacral fusion
extends to L3 or higher
– Anterior interbody decrease S1 screw strain 30-40 %
– S2 fixation decreases S1 screw strain by 15%
– Iliac fixation decreases S1 screw strain by 50 to 300 %

Limitations of Long Fusion to the Sacrum
• Cantilever forces for long segment constructs becomes
critical when sacral fusion extends to L3 or higher
– Shono, et al. Spine 1998
– Cunningham, et al. Spine, 2003

• Clinical correlation with a high incidence of symptomatic
pseudarthroses in long fusions to S1
•Kostuik 1983, 40% pseudarthrosis
•Boachie 1991, 41% pseudarthrosis
•Delvin 1991,

33% pseudarthrosis

•Lenke 2004,

23% pseudarthrosis

•Balderston 1986,

28% good result

McCord DH et al
Spine 1992

• 66 bovine specimens/10 instrumentation
techniques
• Established pivot point at the lumbosacral
joint at the intersection of the middle
osteoligamentous column (sagittal plane) and
the lumbosacral intervertebral disc
(transverse plane)

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Reducing Strain on Sacral Screws
in Long Fusions to the Sacrum
MAXIMUM MOMENT AT FAILURE
250

Moment (Nm)

200
150
100
50
0

S1 Subla mina r
Wire

S1 Hook

S1 Pe dicle
Screw

S1 Sc rew w ith
S2 Hook

S1 Fixation
S1/S2 Fixation

Chopin Block

Iliosacral
Screw

Iliac Screw with Ga lve ston with
S1 Sc rew
S1 Sc rew

Control

Sacro-Pelvic
Control

S2 SCREW
• “Biomechanical comparison of
lumbosacral fixation
Techniques in a calf spine
model”

PI
PIVOT
VOT

Spine 2002, Lebwohl et al

• S2 screw extends fixation distal to
the pivot point thus extending lever
arm and providing additional
support
• However, the S2 screw does not
extend anterior to the pivot point
and thus not as good as iliac screw
fixation

Long Fusion To The Sacrum in Adult Spinal
Deformity: Luque Galveston vs. Iliac Screws
vs. Sacral Screws

Emami et al:Spine 2003
UCSF Spinal Disorders Service

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Iliac Bolt Fixation
• Bolt or screw is passed
into the ilium at the PSIS
• Bolt or screw is affixed
directly to the spine construct
• Effective in high demand
construct
• Failure rate half of traditional
Galveston

How Many Iliac Screws?

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Study Aims and Design
Goals
Pelvic versus Sacral + ALIF

Unilateral iliac versus bilateral iliac
Methods
Seven cadavers instrumented up to L1
Multi-axial bending with pure moment
S1 screws modified with strain gauges for
pullout force
L1-S1, uni-iliac, bi-iliac… with and without
ALIF at L5/S1

Multi-axial bending
FLEXION/EXTENSION
L5-S1 – Percent of Intact (%)

50%
40%

AXIAL ROTATION

* L1-S1
** uni-iliac

60%

* L1-S1
** uni-iliac

50%

140%

* L1-S1
** ni-iliac

*

120%
100%

30%

40%

20%

30%

*

20%

10%

**
0%

LATERAL
BENDING

70%

* 10%

80%

*

*
**

0%

*

*

60%
40%
20%
0%

*
**

**

One vs Two Iliac Screws
• 100 patients with long fusions from thoracic spine
to the sacrum
– 53patients with 2 iliac screws
– 47 patients with 1 iliac screws

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Limitations of Iliac Fixation
• Higher incidence of perioperative complications
– Wound infection
• Abdul-Jabbar A, et al.

• Higher incidence of need for revision surgery
– Screw removal
• Emami A, et al.

Evidence-based approach to the use
of Iliac Fixation
• Extension of fixation to ilium in:
– Compromised anterior column support at L5-S1
• TLIF at L5-S1

– Revision fixation to the sacrum in a long construct
• Above L3

– Compromised sacral fixation
– Incomplete correction of sagittal and coronal balance
– Pelvic obliquity/Long thoracolumbar (c-shaped) deformity corrected
with cantilever maneuver
– Ankylosing Spondylitis

Conclusions
• Fixation at the lumbosacral junction is challenging and
important for stable reconstructions in deformity
• High strain on the sacral screws may lead to screw
loosening and nonunion
• Pelvic fixation reduces strain on the sacral screws
• Role of biologics and new technologies in limiting need
for iliac fixation requires further investigation

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UCSF Center for Outcomes Research

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Spino-Pelvic Parameters:
How Do They Affect My
Decision to Extend a Fusion to
the Sacrum/Pelvis
Han Jo Kim MD
Frank J. Schwab, MD
Bassel G. Diebo, MD
Virginie Lafage, PhD
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY

Disclosures
• Consultant
– K2M, Biomet, Medtronic

• Speaker Bureau (not present, within last 36 months)
– Depuy, Stryker

• Board Membership
– ASJ, HSS Journal

SPINOPELVIC PARAMETERS

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Setting Surgical Goals

Regional
Loss of lordosis
Versus PI

Global

PI-LL < 10°

SVA < 5cm

SVA

Compensatory
Pelvic tilt

PT < 20-25°

Literature Review

• 34 consecutive adult deformity patients fused from the
thoracic spine to L5
• Subsequent L5-S1 DDD developed in 66% of patients
after long adult fusions to L5

Literature Review

• High percentage of patients subsequently degenerated the L5S1 disc
• With degeneration of the L5-S1 disc, sagittal balance was
frequently lost
• Prevalence of breakdown of the L5-S1 disc much greater in
the “long” fusions (T4-L5) vs. the “short” fusions (T10-L5)

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Literature Review
Kim YJ, Bridwell KH, Lenke LG, Cho K, Edwards II C,
Rinella AS: Pseudarthrosis in adult spinal deformity following
multisegmental instrumentation and arthrodesis. J Bone Joint
Surg 2006;88(4):721-728
• A clinical and radiographic assessment of 232 adults
• Factors found to be significantly associated were preop
thoracolumbar kyphosis of >20°, age of >55 years,
arthrodesis to S1 compared to L5
• Patients with a pseudarthrosis had lower total outcome scores
on SRS questionnaire
• Prevalence of pseudarthrosis following long arthrodesis was
17%. Close to 30% for fusions to sacrum.

Literature Review
Islam NC, Wood KB, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB,
Denis F, Lonstein JE, Ogilvie JW. Extension of
fusions to the pelvis in idiopathic scoliosis. Spine
2001;26(2):166-173.
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41 patients (40 female; 1 male)
39 of 41 had combined anteroposterior fusion extension
Pseudarthrosis rate was 37% (15/41)
With sacral fixation only, the rate was 53% (8/15), with
iliac fixation only 42% (3/7) and with both iliac and
sacral fixation 21% (4/19; p<0.05)

Literature Review
Enami A, Deviren V, Berven S, Smith JA, Hu SS,
Bradford DS. Outcome and complica-tions of long
fusions to the sacrum in adult spinal deformity. Spine
2002;27:776-686.
• 54 consecutive patients who underwent elective combined anterior
and posterior surgical reconstruction for acute spine deformity were
studied
• Attention to sagittal balance is critical
• Luque-Galveston fixation technique has an unacceptably high rate
of pseudarthrosis. Currently, the authors are using bicortical and
triangulated sacral screws with anterior interbody support
• They recommend using iliac fixation, although there is a higher rate
of painful implants, requiring removal

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Literature Review
McCord DH, Cunningham BW, Shono Y,
Myers JJ, McAfee PC. Biomechanical analysis
of lumbosacral fixation. Spine
1992;17(8S):S235-243
Long fixation points in the ilium that extend
anterior to the axis of rotation of L5-S1 provide
the most stable fixation of the lumbosacral
joint.

Literature Review
Cunningham BW, Lewis SJ, Long J, Dmitriev
AE, Linville DA, Bridwell KH. Biomechanical
evaluation of lumbosacral reconstruction
techniques for spondylo-listhesis: An in vitro
porcine model. Spine 2002;27(21):2321-2327
In a spondylolisthesis model, both the iliac screws and
the interbody cages at the lumbo-sacral junction
protected the S1 screws, but the iliac screws were far
more valuable.

Factors that Dictate my Decision to Fuse
to Sacrum/Ilium
• Age
– Bone quality
– Degenerative changes in disc, foramen, canal

• Deformity
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Large SVA
Large Coronal Decompensation
Large Curve Magnitude
Rigid vs. Flexible Deformity
Presence of L5/S1 Spondylolisthesis
Laminectomy Defects at L5/S1

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Factors that Dictate my Decision to Fuse
to Sacrum/Ilium
• Age
– Bone quality
– Degenerative changes in disc, foramen, canal

• Deformity
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Large SVA
Large Coronal Decompensation
Large Curve Magnitude
Rigid vs. Flexible Deformity
Presence of L5/S1 Spondylolisthesis
Laminectomy Defects at L5/S1

• Spino-Pelvic Parameters
– High PT
– High PI

High PT
• PT will be very difficult to correct without
fusion to S1 and Iliac Fixation in Adult
Spinal Deformity

High PI
• “Guillotine Effect” of Fusion to L5 on
L5/S1 Disc Space
– High shear stresses

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Substantial sagittal imbalance, back pain, inability to
ambulate

PT 36
LL 20
PI 55
SVA 20cm

Cantilever to “Dial In” Pelvic
Anteversion

PT 36
LL 20
PI 55
SVA 20 cm

PT 8
LL 55
PI 55
SVA 1cm

Case
• 79M with bilateral leg and back pain
– 10% back, 90% leg pain
• 50% Left, 50% Right

– Exacerbated by standing/walking
– Improved with sitting, lying down (some
positions)
– No bowel/bladder symptoms
– Subjective weakness/numbness when
ambulating
– Failed PT/Injections

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Exam
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Marked Positive Sagittal Balance
Can only stand for a short period of time
Static Motor Exam intact
Sensory exam normal

PI 50
PT 26
LL 9
TK 27
CL 4
SVA 17

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L1/2

L2/3

L3/4

L4/5

Questions
• Osteotomy? Can you do PCOs? Or will this
need a PSO?
– If PSO, what level?
– If PCO, what level(s)?

• Is an Interbody necessary?
– Lateral? Transforaminal? Anterior?

• Choice for UIV? Lower or Upper Thoracic?
• Iliac Fixation?
• Will you need Biologics?

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PSF T11-Ilium, PCO L1-L5, TLIF L5/S1
2 yrs post-op

2 yrs post-op

PI 50
PT 8
LL 50
TK 40
SVA -5mm

Do We Always Have To
Go To The Sacrum? Are
There Select
Circumstances Where
We’d Be Better Off
Stopping At L5?
Case following Courtesy of Dr. Keith H. Bridwell MD

Frail Almost 70-Year-Old Female. Bilateral Leg
Pain And Weakness, Left Greater Than Right.

10-7-05
69+11

10-7-05
69+11

56°

Good Sagittal Parameters!

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Large Calcified Disc Herniation at T11-T12 on the Left Side

Stenosis at L3-L4

4 Year Follow-up
Preop

Postop

Preop

Postop

10-7-05
69+11

9-14-09
73+10
3+9 yr po

9-14-09
73+10
3+9 yr po

10-7-05
69+11

56°

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Oswestry Scores
Score

Potential
100

100

100
75
46

50
14

25
0
Preop

Ultimate Postop

Balance Risks/Benefits
• Large PI-LL mismatch
• Large PT
• Large PI (natural anatomy)

Balance Risks/Benefits
• Large PI-LL mismatch
• Large PT
• Large PI (natural anatomy)

• Need fusions to Sacrum/Ilium
• Pseudo Risk

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L5-S1 Fusion options
Approach, Interbody
support, & Graft
Options
Jason W. Savage, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Center for Spine Health
9/8/2015

Disclosures
• Consultant: Stryker Spine

• Editorial Board: JSDT
• Off-label use of BMP

outline
• Approach
– Anterior
– Posterior

• Interbody Support
– ALIF/PLIF/TLIF/OLIF
– Advantages/Disadvantages
– Is it necessary ???

• Graft Options
– Bone vs. PEEK vs. Metal
– BMP

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Goals of surgery
• Restore regional lordosis
• “Fix” the fractional curve

• Achieve a solid fusion

Up to 25% pseudarthrosis
rate at L5-S1

Anterior approach
• Advantages
– Access to disc space
– Large structural graft
– Lordosis

• Disadvantages
– Unfamiliar and
separate approach
– Complications

Posterior approach
• Advantages
– Provides interbody
support
– Single
approach/procedure

• Disadvantages
– Inferior disc “prep”
– Graft extrusion
– Nerve root irritation
– Fusion ???

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Anterior vs. posterior

• Retrospective
• 32 ALIF vs. 25 TLIF
• Foraminal Height
• 18.5% vs. -0.4% (p<0.01)
• Segmental Lordosis
• 8.3 vs. -0.1° (p<0.01)
• Regional Lordosis
• 6.2 °vs. -2.1° (p<0.01)

Lumbar Lordosis
ALIF
7
6
5
4
3

TLIF

2
1
0
-1

1

2

-2
-3

J Neurosurg Spine 2007;7:379-386.

Anterior vs. posterior

•
•
•
•

Retrospective
ALIF vs. TLIF in ASD
42 pts in each group
Segmental lordosis
– 6.9°vs. -2.6° (p<0.0001)

• Regional lordosis
– 11.5°vs. 7.9° (p=0.29)
Spine 2013;38:E755-E762.

NO DIFFERENCE IN RATE OF PSEUDARTHROSIS

Spine 2013;38:E755-E762.

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• Systematic Review (12
Retrospective Studies)
– 609 ALIFs, 631 TLIFs

• Fusion Rates
– 88.6% vs. 91.9% (p=0.23)

• Disc height (2.71mm)
• Segmental lordosis (2.35deg)
• Lumbar lordosis (6.33deg)
Br J Neurosurg 2015;Early Online:1-7.

Interbody graft OPTIONS
• Provide structural support
– Function is primarily mechanical

• Require “other” bone graft
substitutes to achieve bony
fusion
• Implant material is important
– Limit subsidence and stress
shielding
– Bone integration

Interbody graft OPTIONS
• Femoral Ring Allograft
– “Biological Cages”
– Natural elasticity
– Potential for incorporation

• PEEK
– Elasticity less than cortical bone
– No potential for incorporation

• Titanium
– Elasticity is much greater than
bone
– Radiopaque

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• Retrospective review
• ALIF with PEEK (N=27) vs. RFA (N=14)
at L5-S1
• X-ray evaluation
• Fusion Rates
– 94.9% vs. 84.2% (p<0.05)

• Improved foraminal height and
segmental lordosis with PEEK
J Spinal Disord Tech 2014;27:327-335.

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•
•
•

Retrospective
Single level TLIF with local autograft
Titanium (N=23) vs. PEEK (N=25)
Fusion Rates
– 100% vs. 75% at 2 years (p=0.016)

• Vertebral osteolysis was seen in
60% of PEEK non-unions
Eur Spine J 2014;23:2150-2155.

Interbody graft OPTIONS
• Expandable Cages
• “Surface Enhanced”
• Silicone Nitrate
• Tantalum
• 3D Printing
• Nanotechnology

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The world of biologics
MSC
Efficacy
Allograft

Safety
Autograft

DBM

BMP

Cost

Regulatory
Ceramics
Courtesy of Wellington K. Hsu, MD

ICBG
Local Autograft
Allograft alone
BMA
BMP - 2
Ceramics
DBM1
PRP

# Studies
23
8
4
2
3
16
3
4

# Patients
1389
714
269
40
213
697
192
209

# Fused
1103
637
141
34
201
603
171
154

Rate
(%)
79%
89%
52%
85%
94%
87%
89%
74%

• Retrospective Study
• ALIF in ASD
– ICBG (N=32) vs. BMP (N=23)

• Fusion Rates
– 71.9% vs. 95.7% (p=0.057)

• Follow-up
– 4.9 vs. 2.7 years
Spine 2009;34:2205-2212.

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• Retrospective Case Series
• L5-S1 Interbody fusion vs. PLF
– IF (N=35) vs. PLF (N=26)

• Average BMP
– 4.1mg in IF vs. 3.2mg in PLF

• Fusion Rates
– 97% vs. 96% (p=1.0)
Spine 2015;11:E634-E639.

My algorithm at L5-S1
• ALIF
– Sagittal plane deformity (mostly from
L4-L5 and/or L5-S1)
– Adjacent segment pathology below a
previous fusion (i.e. AIS)

• TLIF
– De novo scoliosis with “tall” disc or
spondy
– Fractional curve

• PLF alone
– De novo scoliosis with collapsed disc

Case example

Courtesy of Doug Orr, MD

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Case example

Conclusions
• Historically high rate of
pseudarthrosis at L5-S1
• Iliac Fixation, 360°, and
Biologics have improved
fusion rates
• ALIF improves disc height,
segmental lordosis, and LL
better than TLIF
• Likely no difference in
fusion
• Still a lot of questions ???

Thank you

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Sacroplevic Fixation
Options, Techniques and
Complications
Khaled M. Kebaish, M.D., FRCSC
Professor of Orthopedic & Neurosurgery

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Johns Hopkins University

DISCLOSURE
 Depuy Spine

Consultant, Royalty

 K2M

Consultant

 Orthofix

Consultant

WHY PELVIC FIXATION?
 S1 Pedicles capacious & short
 Sacrum bone is osteopenic
 Failure rate of S1 Screws
Up to 44%

 Inadequate as the only means
of fixation in long fusion

Camp et al, Spine 1990

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INDICATIONS FOR
PELVIC FIXATION

Expected significant biomechanical
stresses

 Long fusions to the sacrum
 Definition: > 4 levels

 Osteoporosis

Sacral Fracture

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Sacro-Pelvic Fixation Options



Casting and bracing
Sacral Sublaminar
devices
Wires
Cables
Hooks



Sacral pedicle screws
S1 pedicle screws
S2 Pedicle screws



S1 Alar screws










S1 and Alar screw
blocks
Dunn-McCarthy SRod
Jackson intra-sacral
rod
Kostuik sacral bar
Galveston technique
Iliac Screws
Sacral Alar Iliac
screws (S2AI)

LUMBO-SACRAL PIVOT POINT


“Axis about which the lumbosacral region rotates”



Middle of osteo-ligamentous
column at L5-S1



Implants ventral to this point
provide an effective moment
arm to resist flexion &
improve fixation strength
McCord et al, Spine, 1992.

LUMBO-SACRAL PIVOT POINT

McCord et al, Spine, 1992.

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GALVESTON TECHNIQUE
 Most commonly used in NM Spinal
deformities

 Inexpensive
 Difficult to get the correct angle
 Loss of correction
 Windshield wiper effect

Broom MJ, et al, JBJS (A), 1989.
Gau Y, et al, J Spinal Disord, 1991.
Moseley C, et al, Orthop Trans, 1986.

Jackson Technique
 S1 pedicle screws
 Rod placed in S1 screw and
into sacral ala

 Not crossing the SI joint
 Technically difficult
 Biomechanically weaker
than iliac fixation

Jackson RP, et al, Spine, 1993.
Lebwohl NH, Spine, 2002.

Iliac Screws

 Commonly used
 Fixation with screws
 Implants easier to place
 Reduction in LS motion
 More Protective of S1
than IB cages

Cunningham BW, et al, Spine, 2002.

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 67 patients ( 81 initial Cohort)
 5 years Follow-up
 Iliac screws removed in 23 pts
 7 broken screws
 Screws halos in 29 pts
 No SI joint arthritis

Woojin et Al. paper 46,
IMAST 2011

 67 of 190 patients
 Iliac screws
 Minimum 2 ys follow-up
 34.3 % failure
 11.9 Major failure

S2 Alar –Iliac S2AI
“SAI”

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Surgical Technique
How it all started?

Surgical Technique
How it all started?

Surgical Technique
How it all started?

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Surgical Technique
How it all started?

Surgical Technique S2AI
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


Starting point:
Midway between S1 & S2 foramina
2.5 mm drill from pelvic set
Trajectory: 45o to floor
20-30o caudal
“Varies w. pelvic obliquity & Sacral tilt”
Aim for the AIIS



Confirm bony end point with a
probe

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Surgical Technique S2AI

Surgical Technique S2AI

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Surgical Technique S2AI


Screw path just above sciatic notch



Fluoroscopy is helpful
Iliac oblique, Tear drop

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Surgical Technique S2AI


Screw path just above sciatic notch



Fluoroscopy is helpful
Iliac oblique, Tear drop




Diameter 8-10 mm
Length 80-100

Biomechanics
 Biomechanical properties equivalent
to Iliac screws

Stress-strain & load to failure
200

150

100

50

0
S1+S2 Screw

S1+S2 Portal

S1+Iliac Screw

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Outcomes and Complications of Sacro-Pelvic Fixation Using
S2 Alar-Iliac (S2AI) Fixation in Adult Deformity patients:
A prospective Study with 2-Year Follow-Up
Khaled Kebaish, MD
Mostafa El Dafrawy,,M.D
Hamid Hassanzadeh, M.D
Philip Neubauer, M.D
Roosevelt Offoha, BS
Eric Tan, M.D
Paul Sponseller, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Johns Hopkins University

RESULTS


146 patients were included



2 year clinical & radiographic F/U



2 patient were lost to follow up



Average age: 59 ys (21-80)



35% of patients had > one comorbidity

S2AI Fixation specific complications
Screw Breakage
Screw Misplacement
Minimal Screw loosening
(<2mm) 13 patients
Reoperation

8 (5 pts)
2
16 screws (6%)
4

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Sacropelvic Fixation Using the
S2 Alar-Iliac (S2AI) Screw in
Adult Deformity Surgery:
A Prospective Study with
Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up
Sophia A. Strike, MD; Hamid Hassanzadeh, MD;
Floreana Naef, MD; John Carrino, MD;
Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Richard Skolasky, ScD;
Khaled M. Kebaish, MD

S2AI FIXATION
COMPLICATIONS

 109 S2AI screws placed
 Six broken screws (four patients)

 > 2 mm lucency: 20 screws
 No pseudoarthrosis at L5-S1
 No SI joint degeneration

Effect on the SI Joint
 There was no evidence of
SI joint fusion

 No significant change in
joint space

 No significant SI joint area
pain

Corlett EN, Bishop RP. Ergonomics 1976

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Concerns of Fusion Across SI Joint
Anatomic studies

 Minimal motion in

pediatric cadavers

 No motion in adult
cadavers

 75% auto fused in

adults over 50 years

Asher MA, et al, CORR, 1986.
Kostuik JP, et al, CORR, 1986.
White AA, et al, Surgery of Musculoskeletal System, 1990.

Adult Scoliosis
 71 YO M
 Retired Physician
 Severe Back Pain
and Rt Buttock

 Used to be very
active now
Limited by his
symptoms
 No Prior Rx

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62 y.o. Female
Degenerative on Idiopathic

Spondylolithesis

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Spondylolithesis

Spondylolithesis

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Spondylolithesis

Sacral Fracture

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Bone Graft Harvest!

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Bone Graft Harvest!

DISCUSSION
 Implant fractures were only seen with
smaller diameter screws (7mm)

 Recommend using Larger screws (>8mm)
 Loosening > 2mm very rare

 Reoperation and removal are infrequent

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S2AI Technique



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

Relatively easy and safe
Minimal offset from the axis of
spine
Less prominent
One rod no connectors
Better control of the pelvis

S2AI Technique






Relatively easy and safe
Minimal offset from the axis of
spine
Less prominent
One rod no connectors
Better control of the pelvis

 EASIER TO PERFORM

RECONSTRUCTIVE PROCEDURES AT
THE LS JUNCTION

Conclusion
 Many techniques for PELVIC FIXATION
 High Rate of implant related problems
 S2 Alar Iliac (SAI) technique easy & safe
 Lower Complications
 Effective in distal LS corrective
procedures
 No effect on the SI joint at 5 ys!
 Can be done through an MIS approach

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