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Vol. 15 (2020)

CLINICAL OUTCOMES AFTER POSTERIOR SURGICAL CORRECTION OF SEVERE THORACIC OSTEOPOROTIC KYPHOSIS

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Published: October 16 2025
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Massimo Balsamo
Regional Spinal Department, UOC Ortopedia A, AOUI, Verona, Italy, Italy.
Gianluca Maestretti
Spinal Unit, Cantonal Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland, Italy.
Veronica Amorese
Orthopaedic Department, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Italy.
Mauro Argiolas
mauroargiolas.orto@gmail.com
Orthopaedic Department, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Italy.
Andrea Baioni
Orthopaedic Department, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Italy.
Francesco Pisanu
Orthopaedic Department, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Italy.
Gianfilippo Caggiari
Orthopaedic Department, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Italy.
Carlo Doria
Orthopaedic Department, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Italy.
The aim of this study was to report the clinical and radiographic outcomes of 21 patients with severe thoracic kyphosis who underwent surgical correction by pedicle subtraction osteotomy. A retrospective multicentric study was conducted among a sample of patients who underwent single stage correction via a posterior surgical approach. Pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) was performed in all patients who presented a kyphotic deformity exceeding 70°. The cohort included 5 males and 16 females, with an average age of 62.7 years at the time of surgery. The minimum follow-up was 36 months, and the mean follow-up was 39.3 months. Following surgery, kyphosis across the treated segments was reduced by an average of 26.5°. Both back pain and neurological function improved after surgical treatment. There was a 68.2% improvement in VAS scores. Severe thoracic kyphosis can be improved through corrective surgery, and deformity correction can be accompanied by improvement in clinical symptoms.

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CLINICAL OUTCOMES AFTER POSTERIOR SURGICAL CORRECTION OF SEVERE THORACIC OSTEOPOROTIC KYPHOSIS. (2025). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 15. https://doi.org/10.3269/ebmj.2020.133
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