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ArticleInternational journal of spine surgery2021

Changes in Segmental and Lumbar Lordosis After Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Different Lordotic Cage Angulations.

Adewale A Bakare, David R Fessler, Joshua T Wewel, Ricardo B V Fontes, Richard G Fessler, John E O'Toole

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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 7 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adewale A BakareDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
David R FesslerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Joshua T WewelPiedmont Healthcare, Atlanta Brain and Spine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Ricardo B V FontesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Richard G FesslerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
John E O'TooleDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Rush University Medical Center · USPiedmont HealthCare · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) affords a wide operative corridor to allow for a large interbody cage implantation for segmental reconstruction. There is a paucity of data describing segmental lordosis (SL) achieved with lordotic implants of varying angles. Here we compare changes in SL and lumbar lordosis (LL) after implantation of 6°, 10°, and 12° cages.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed LLIF cases over a 5.5-year period. We derived SL and LL using the standard cobb angle measurement from a standing lateral radiograph. We analyzed mean changes in SL and LL over time using the linear mixed effect model to estimate these longitudinal changes.

resultsThe most frequently treated level was L3-4, followed by L4-5. Significant increases in mean SL were found at each follow-up time point for all the cohorts. In an intercohort comparison, the mean changes in SL at immediate postoperative and last follow-up were significantly greater in the 10° cohort than 6° ([7.4° versus 3.1°,

conclusionsLLIF cages significantly improve SL at the index level. However, this increase in SL is greater for 10° and 12° cages than the standard 6° cage. Use of 10° cages also resulted in overall improved LL than 6° cages. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion.

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10°cage12° cage6° cagecage angulationcage dimensionlateral lumbar interbody fusionLLLLIFlumbar lordosissegmental lordosisSLstandard lordotic cagestranspsoas

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PMID33963028
PMCPMC8176834
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