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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2014

Evaluation of functional outcomes in individuals 10 years after posterior lumbar interbody fusion with corundum implants and decompression: a comparison of 2 surgical techniques.

Aleksandra Truszczyńska, Kazimierz Rąpała, Stanislaw Łukawski, Zbigniew Trzaskoma, Adam Tarnowski, Justyna Drzal-Grabiec, Anna Cabak

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aleksandra TruszczyńskaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
Kazimierz RąpałaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Social Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland.
Stanislaw ŁukawskiDepartment of Orthopeadic, Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, Independent Public Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.
Zbigniew TrzaskomaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
Adam TarnowskiFaculty of Psychology, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland.
Justyna Drzal-GrabiecInstitute of Physiotherapy, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland.
Anna CabakDepartment of Physiotherapy, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate lumbar spine-related functional disability in individuals 10 years after lumbar decompression and lumbar decompression with posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) with corundum implants surgery for degenerative stenosis and to compare the long-term outcome of these 2 surgical techniques. MATERIAL/

methodsFrom 1998 to 2002, 100 patients with single-level lumbar stenosis were surgically treated. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups that did not differ in terms of clinical or neurological symptoms. Group A consisted of 50 patients who were treated with PLIF and the use of porous ceramic corundum implants; the mean age was 57.74 and BMI was 27.34. Group B consisted of 50 patients treated with decompression by fenestration; mean age was 51.28 and the mean BMI was 28.84.

resultsThere was no statistical significance regarding age, BMI, and sex. Both treatments revealed significant improvements. In group A, ODI decreased from 41.01% to 14.3% at 1 year and 16.3 at 10 years. In group B, ODI decreased from 63.8% to 18.36% at 1 year and 22.36% at 10 years. The difference between groups was statistically significant. There were no differences between the groups regarding the Rolland-Morris disability questionnaire and VAS at 1 and 10 years after surgery.

conclusionsLong-term results evaluated according to the ODI, the Rolland-Morris disability questionnaire, and the VAS showed that the both methods significantly reduce patient disability, and this was maintained during next 10 years. The less invasive fenestration procedure was only slightly less favorable than surgical treatment of stenosis by both PLIF with corundum implants and decompression.

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AgedAluminum OxideConstriction, PathologicDecompression, SurgicalFollow-Up StudiesHumansLumbar VertebraeMiddle AgedOrthopedic ProceduresProstheses and ImplantsSpinal FusionSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeAluminum Oxide

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PMID25106708
PMCPMC4136937
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