Minimum of 10-year follow-up of V-rod technique in lumbar spondylolysis

Purpose To describe and analyze the use of the V-rod technique described by Gillet to repair spondylolysis in both early and late postoperative periods. Methods Patients submitted to surgical correction of lumbar spondylolysis with a V-rod system were selected upon exclusion of adjacent disk degener...

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Published in:European spine journal 2019-07, Vol.28 (7), p.1743-1749
Main Authors: Linhares, Daniela, Cacho Rodrigues, Pedro, Ribeiro da Silva, Manuel, Matos, Rui, Veludo, Vitorino, Pinto, Rui, Neves, Nuno
Format: Article
Language:English
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Body weight
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Original Article
Overweight
Patients
Postoperative period
Spondylolisthesis
Surgery
Surgical Orthopedics
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Summary:Purpose To describe and analyze the use of the V-rod technique described by Gillet to repair spondylolysis in both early and late postoperative periods. Methods Patients submitted to surgical correction of lumbar spondylolysis with a V-rod system were selected upon exclusion of adjacent disk degenerative changes and high-grade spondylolisthesis. A preoperative clinical (ODI and VAS) and radiological evaluation was performed, along with assessments on the early (clinical evaluation—up to 1 year) and late (clinical and radiological—at least 10 years) postoperative periods. Results Twenty-two patients were included, 21 with L5 spondylolysis. Fifty percent had grade I spondylolisthesis. A significant decrease in ODI and VAS was observed from pre- to early and late post-op evaluation (all p  
ISSN:0940-6719
1432-0932
DOI:10.1007/s00586-018-5833-4