ArticleGlobal spine journal2022
Posterolateral Fusion Versus Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Advances in minimally invasive surgical techniques for lumbar disc herniation: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
- Treatment of lumbar spondylolysis in young adults using modified intravertebral screw-rod fixation system for single vertebral body combined with autologous cancellous bone graft: a technical note and preliminary report.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Can unilateral-transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion replace the traditional transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion procedure for lumbar degenerative disc diseases?: a single center matched case-control mid-term outcome study.Asian spine journal · 2024Article
- Assessing the potential role of ChatGPT in spine surgery research.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Spontaneous Lumbar Interbody Fusion Following Posterolateral Fusion Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 5-Year Data.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Lateral-PLIF for spinal arthrodesis: concept, technique, results, complications, and outcomes.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Cortical Bone Trajectory Screw Fixation Combined with Facet Fusion for the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disease.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Beneficial influence of single-stage posterior surgery for the treatment of lumbar brucella spondylitis combined with spondylolisthesis.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
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designSystematic review and meta-analysis.
objectivesArthrodesis has been a valid treatment option for spinal diseases, including spondylolisthesis and lumbar spinal stenosis. Posterolateral and posterior lumbar interbody fusion are amongst the most used fusion techniques. Previous reports comparing both methods have been contradictory. Thus, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to establish substantial evidence on which fusion method would achieve better outcomes.
methodsMajor databases including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and CENTRAL were searched to identify studies comparing outcomes of interest between posterolateral fusion (PLF) and posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). We extracted data on clinical outcome, complication rate, revision rate, fusion rate, operation time, and blood loss. We calculated the mean differences (MDs) for continuous data with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each outcome and the odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for binary outcomes.
resultsWe retrieved 8 studies meeting our inclusion criteria, with a total of 616 patients (308 PLF, 308 PLIF). The results of our analysis revealed that patients who underwent PLIF had significantly higher fusion rates. No statistically significant difference was identified in terms of clinical outcomes, complication rates, revision rates, operation time or blood loss.
conclusionsThis systematic review and meta-analysis provide a comparison between PLF and PLIF based on RCTs. Although PLIF had higher fusion rates, both fusion methods achieve similar clinical outcomes with equal complication rate, revision rate, operation time and blood loss at 1-year minimum follow-up.
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