Jinpeng Zheng¹, Shuan Liu², Bing Hu^2*, Jinjun Li^1*

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¹ Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Tianyou Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the clinical feasibility and efficacy in treatment of thoracic tuberculosis via paraspinal approach. Methods: From June 2011 to August 2016, 24 patients with mono-segmental thoracic spine tuberculosis were treated by transfacet debridement combined with bone grafting and internal fixation through paraspinal approach. There were 11 males and 13 females with age ranging from 21 to 63 years (average, 39.5). There were 3 patients in T_4/5, 2 patients in T_5/6, 3 patients in T_7/8, 3 patients in T_8/9, 4 patients in T_9/10, 3 patients in T_10/11, and 6 patients in T_11/12. Patients had different degraded local kyphosis deformity shown on X-ray, and different degraded bone destruction and abscess in thoracic spine shown on CT and MRI before the operation. All of the patients before the regular anti tuberculosis treatment for 2 to 4 weeks, the surgical approach used by paraspinal muscle approach, postoperative regular anti tuberculosis treatment for 9 to 12 weeks. Record the clinical symptoms of patients before and after surgery, preoperative Frankel functional classification of spinal cord injury, the operative time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative ESR, CRP, complications, VAS score, ODI score and Cobb angle changes, imaging check regularly to evaluate the fusion and follow-up of nerve functional recovery. Results: The average operation time was 198 min. The average blood loss was 436 ml. There were no severe complications during and after operation. All patients were followed up for 1 year to 2 years, average 1.5 years of follow-up, the clinical symptoms improved significantly after operation and last follow-up ESR, CRP, VAS score, ODI score and Cobb angle were significantly improved after operation (P < 0.05), grade I Eck fusion, the fusion rate was 100% and the neurological function were improved. Conclusion: on the basis of strict anti tuberculosis chemotherapy, the use of paraspinal muscle gap approach for the treatment of thoracic tuberculosis is less invasive, less destructive to spinal stability, and can achieve obvious curative effect. It is worthy of clinical application.

Keywords: Thoracic Vertebrae, Tuberculosis, Spinal, Thoracic Paraspinal Approach

Cite this paper: Zheng, J. , Liu, S. , Hu, B. and Li, J. (2017) Treatment of Thoracic Spine Tuberculosis by Paraspinal Muscle Gap Approach. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8, 639-651. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2017.812060.

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