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ArticleInternational journal of spine surgery2021

Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Lateral Interbody Fusion for Adjacent Segment Degeneration.

Siamak Yasmeh, James Bernatz, Eli Garrard, Miranda Bice, Seth K Williams

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Article in International journal of spine surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Single-position prone transpsoas fusion for the treatment of lumbar adjacent segment disease: early experience of twenty-four cases across three tertiary medical centers.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022
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Siamak YasmehDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California.
James BernatzDepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin.
Eli GarrardDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Miranda BiceDepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin.
Seth K WilliamsDepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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designRetrospective cohort study.

objectiveAssessment of outcomes in patients undergoing lateral interbody fusion as part of the surgical treatment of adjacent segment deterioration after previous lumbar spine fusion.

methodsAdult patients with previous lumbar posterior spinal fusion who presented with adjacent segment degeneration and stenosis refractory to nonoperative treatment and who underwent lateral lumbar interbody fusion were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical and radiographic outcomes were assessed and comparisons made between preoperative baseline and postoperative values.

resultsThirty-six patients with symptomatic adjacent segment degeneration at 46 motion segments were included. Thirty (83.3%) of the 36 patients had complete relief of both preoperative lower extremity pain and back pain at the time of final follow-up. Six (16.7%) of the 36 patients had persistent pain, though in all 6 cases, the pain was less postoperatively than preoperatively. Oswestry Disability Index scores were improved significantly at final follow-up (

conclusionLateral lumbar interbody fusion achieves favorable clinical and radiographic outcomes for the treatment of adjacent segment degeneration after previous lumbar fusion. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.

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adjacent segment diseaseantepsoaslateral interbodylumbar fusion

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PMID33900959
PMCPMC7931741

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