Mid-term Clinical Outcomes of Stand-alone Posterior Interbody Fusion with Rectangular Cages: A 4-year-minimum Follow-up
Korean Journal of Spine
; : 126-132, 2013.
Article
in En
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-35272
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We sought to determine minimum 4 years of clinical outcomes including fusion rate, revision rate and complications of patients who underwent placement of rectangular stand-alone cages.METHODS:
Thirty-three cases of degenerative spine that had been followed for at least 4-years were reviewed retrospectively. Cages were inserted at L4-L5 level or L5-S1 in 27 or in 6 cases respectively. Visual analogue scale (VAS), Odom's criteria, fusion rate, intervertebral disc height and lumbar lordosis were determined pre- and post-operatively on standing x-rays. Amount of intra- and postoperative blood loss, total volume transfused, duration of surgery and perioperative complications were also evaluated.RESULTS:
The mean VAS score of back pain and sciatica were improved from 8.0 and 7.0 points to 3.4 and 2.4 during 1 years follow-up visit and the scores was raised gradually. Also, during the follow-up, 94% of patients showed excellent or good outcomes by the Odom's criteria. Intervertebral disc height was increased from 8.2+/-1.4mm to 9.2+/-1.9mm at the first year of follow-up, however, found to be decreased and stabilized to 8.3+/-1.8mm after 2 years. The fusion rate was approximately 91% after 4 year postoperative. The segmental angle of lordosis was increased significantly by two years but it was not maintained after four years. A statistically insignificant change in total lumbar lordosis was also observed. Three patients (9%) had experienced perioperative complications.CONCLUSION:
The use of rectangular stand-alone cages for posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) resulted in a various degree of subsidence and demonstrate very low complication rate, high functional stability and improved clinical outcomes in patients with degenerative lumbar disc disease.Key words
Full text:
1
Database:
WPRIM
Main subject:
Sciatica
/
Spine
/
Retrospective Studies
/
Follow-Up Studies
/
Back Pain
/
Postoperative Hemorrhage
/
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
/
Intervertebral Disc
/
Intervertebral Disc Displacement
/
Lordosis
Type of study:
Observational_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
/
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Journal of Spine
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article