Abstract
Immature goat spines were instrumented at 5 levels with 2 different fusionless scoliosis implants. Instrumented and subadjacent spinal segments were analyzed to determine the effect on the disc and endplate. Analyze the regional biochemistry and histology of spinal motion segments in healthy goat spines treated with 2 clinically relevant, fusionless scoliosis implants. Fusionless scoliosis surgery is thought to be more physiologic than fusion as it preserves the growth, motion, and function of the spine. There are presently little data supporting this belief. Scoliosis was created in twelve 8-week-old female goats (n = 6 per group) using 1 of 2 fusionless scoliosis implant strategies: 2 SMA staples per level or a bone anchor/ligament tether. A third group served as controls (n = 6). Goats were analyzed after 6 months. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed on spinal motion segments using H&E, TUNEL, and caspase-3 staining. Neither implant strategy produced degenerative changes in the disc. However, discs at instrumented levels in both groups demonstrated decreased cell density (P < 0.01) and increased cellular apoptosis (P < 0.001) compared to controls. Subadjacent discs demonstrated preservation of viable cells a...Continue Reading
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