Return to sporting activities following long fusions to the pelvis in adult spinal deformity.
Spine J
; 2024 Jun 12.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Returning to recreational sporting activities after adult spinal deformity (ASD) correction may significantly impact the patient's perceived quality of life. PURPOSE:
This study sought to characterize participation in sporting activities before and after ASD surgery, and to identify factors associated with impaired return to sports. STUDYDESIGN:
Cross-sectional survey and retrospective review of prospectively collected data. PATIENT SAMPLE Patients who underwent posterior-only thoracolumbar ASD surgery between 2016 and 2021 with ≥1 year follow-up and ≥3 levels of fusion to the pelvis were included. OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Preoperative and postoperative participation in sports, timing of return to these activities, and reasons for limited sports participation postoperatively were assessed.METHODS:
A survey was used to evaluate outcome measures. Differences in demographic, surgical, and perioperative variables between patients who reported improved, unchanged, or worsened activity tolerance were evaluated.RESULTS:
Ninety-five patients were included (mean age 64.3±10.1 years; BMI 27.3±6.1 kg/m2; median levels fused 7). The survey was completed at an average of 43.5±15.9 months after surgery. Sixty-eight (72%) patients participated in sports preoperatively. The most common sports were swimming (n=33, 34.7%), yoga (n=23, 24.2%), weightlifting (n=20, 21.1%), elliptical (n=19, 20.0%), and golf (n=11, 11.6%). Fifty-seven (83.8%) returned to at least one sport postoperatively, most commonly 6-12 months after surgery (45%). Elliptical had the highest rate of equal or improved participation (53%). Patients generally returned below their preoperative level to all other sports. Reasons for reduced sporting activities included physical limitation (51.4%), fear (20.0%), pain (17.1%), and surgeon advice (8.6%). There were no differences in the demographic, surgical, or perioperative characteristics between those who returned to sports at the same or better level compared with those who returned at a lower level.CONCLUSIONS:
About 84% of patients successfully resumed sporting activities after undergoing fusion to the sacrum/pelvis for ASD. However, this return is typically at a lower level of participation than their preoperative participation, particularly in higher demand sports. Understanding trends in sporting activity may be valuable for counseling patients and setting expectations.
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Spine J
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ORTOPEDIA
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2024
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Estados Unidos