Applying the Mini-Open Anterolateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Self-Anchored Stand-Alone Polyetheretherketone Cage in Lumbar Revision Surgery

The author retrospectively studied twenty-two patients who underwent revision lumbar surgeries using ALLIF with a self-anchored stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage. The operation time, blood loss, and perioperative complications were evaluated. Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores and vis...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2016-01, Vol.2016 (2016), p.1-9
Main Authors: Lü, Guohua, Li, Lei, Chen, Yuqiao, Kuang, Lei, Wang, Bing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Blood Loss, Surgical
Clinical Study
Female
Humans
Internal Fixators
Ketones - therapeutic use
Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery
Male
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
Operative Time
Polyethylene Glycols - therapeutic use
Postoperative Care
Reoperation - methods
Retrospective Studies
Spinal Fusion - methods
Surgery
Transplants & implants
Trauma
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Summary:The author retrospectively studied twenty-two patients who underwent revision lumbar surgeries using ALLIF with a self-anchored stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage. The operation time, blood loss, and perioperative complications were evaluated. Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores and visual analog scale (VAS) scores of leg and back pain were analyzed preoperatively and at each time point of postoperative follow-up. Radiological evaluation including fusion, disc height, foraminal height, and subsidence was assessed. The results showed that the ALLIF with a self-anchored stand-alone PEEK cage is safe and effective in revision lumbar surgery with minor surgical trauma, low access-related complication rates, and satisfactory clinical and radiological results.
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2016/1758352