Long-Term Pulmonary Function after Combined Anteroposterior Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Marfan Syndrome at a Mean Follow-Up of 13 Years
José Alberto Alves Oliveira, Rogério dos Reis Visconti, Gustavo Borges Laurindo de Azevedo, Alderico Girão Campos de Barros, Luis E. Carelli, José Roberto Lapa e Silva

TL;DR
This study examines long-term lung function in patients with scoliosis due to Marfan syndrome or neurofibromatosis type 1 after combined spinal fusion surgery.
Contribution
The study provides long-term (over 10 years) evidence on pulmonary outcomes following combined spinal fusion in rare genetic conditions.
Findings
No significant differences in lung function (FVC and FEV1) were found between groups pre- and post-surgery.
Marfan syndrome patients showed a significant reduction in the Cobb angle of the main thoracic curve.
Combined spinal fusion did not worsen lung function over a 13-year follow-up.
Abstract
Comparar o efeito da fusão espinhal combinada (anteroposterior) na função pulmonar em pacientes com escoliose secundária à síndrome de Marfan ou à neurofibromatose tipo 1 (NF1) no acompanhamento em longo prazo (> 10 anos). Estudo retrospectivo comparativo com nove pacientes, operados entre março de 1997 a dezembro de 2009. Os pacientes foram divididos em grupos com síndrome de Marfan ou NF1. As medidas de desfecho incluíram sexo, idade (ao diagnóstico e à cirurgia), altura corrigida pela envergadura, índice de massa corporal (IMC), duração da cirurgia (minutos), perda sanguínea estimada (mL), último acompanhamento (anos), complicações pulmonares e relacionadas aos implantes, ângulo de Cobb pré e pós-operatório da curva torácica principal e da cifose torácica (T5 a T12), número de níveis instrumentados, valores absolutos e percentuais previstos de capacidade vital forçada ( forced vital…
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TopicsConnective tissue disorders research · Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases · Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
