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This study aimed to explore the safety and effectiveness of using traction-assisted single-stage spinal correction as a treatment for patients who had SS with SM (SS-SM).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The patients who had SS-SM without previous neurosurgical intervention and who underwent traction-assisted single-stage posterior spinal correction at a single center were included, and the initial, posttraction, and postoperative clinical data were reviewed. Based on preoperative MRI, the included patients were divided into two categories: those with versus those without Chiari malformation type I (CM-I\u2013related SM [CS] vs idiopathic SM [IS]), and those with a moderate syrinx (MS) versus those with a large syrinx (LS). Different groups\u2019 traction and operation contributions were calculated for comparisons (CS vs IS, MS vs LS).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A total of 28 patients were included. The initial mean major scoliosis was 101.0\u00b0 with a mean flexibility of 21.4%. After the operation, the mean total correction rate for scoliosis was 63.9%. The mean traction and operation contributions were 61.5% and 38.5%, respectively. Most of the patients (75%) underwent spinal corrections without 3-column osteotomies, and only 1 patient reported postoperative regional numbness without motor deficits. No differences were found in the mean total correction rates, traction, and operation contributions when comparing CS versus IS and MS versus LS with the comparable initial clinical data (p &gt; 0.05). More than 50% of the total corrections were achieved by preoperative traction in all groups.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Traction-assisted single-stage spinal correction can safely and effectively correct SS-SM without prophylactic neurosurgical decompression under strict patient selection. Additionally, traction can achieve more than half of the final spinal correction, even for patients with varying sizes of SMs.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2024.4.spine231321","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,22]],"date-time":"2024-06-22T01:56:31Z","timestamp":1719021391000},"page":"316-324","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Single-stage correction of severe scoliosis with syringomyelia: performed with traction assistance without prophylactic neurosurgical decompression"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"41","author":[{"given":"Li","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Orthopaedics and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaobing","family":"Tian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Orthopaedics and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhi","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Orthopaedics and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yingsong","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Orthopaedics and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ninghui","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neurosurgery, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, People\u2019s Republic of China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tao","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Orthopaedics and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haonan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Orthopaedics and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jingming","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Orthopaedics and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1754","reference":[{"issue":"8","key":"b1","series-title":"Spine (Phila Pa 1976)","first-page":"667","article-title":"Use and outcome of MRI in the surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis","volume":"36","author":"Diab M","year":"2011","unstructured":"Diab M, Landman Z, Lubicky J, Dormans J, Erickson M, Richards BS. 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