ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2022
Hybrid surgery with PEEK rods for lumbar degenerative diseases: a 2-year follow-up study.
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- Effectiveness of Hybrid Surgery Using Polyetheretherketone Rods for Preventing Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Biomechanical Evaluation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Radiological Outcomes of PEEK Versus Rigid Rod Stabilization in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery: The Role of Preoperative and Postoperative Findings in Adjacent Segment Disease.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Retrieval analysis of PEEK rods pedicle screw system: three cases analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Comparison of biomechanical effects of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rods and titanium rods in lumbar long-segment instrumentation: a finite element study.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Fixation-induced surgical segment's high stiffness and the damage of posterior structures together trigger a higher risk of adjacent segment disease in patients with lumbar interbody fusion operations.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Polyetheretherketone development in bone tissue engineering and orthopedic surgery.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundFinite element analyses and biomechanical tests have shown that PEEK rods promote fusion and prevent adjacent segment degeneration. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects and complications of hybrid surgery with PEEK rods in lumbar degenerative diseases.
methodsFrom January 2015-December 2017, 28 patients who underwent lumbar posterior hybrid surgery with PEEK rods were included in the study. The patients were diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, or degenerative grade I spondylolisthesis. Before the operation and at the last follow-up, the patients completed lumbar anteroposterior and lateral X-ray, dynamic X-ray, MRI examinations. In addition, at the last follow-up the patients also completed lumbar CT examinations. The radiographic parameters, clinical visual analog scale (VAS) score and Oswestry disability index (ODI) score were compared.
resultsThe average age of the patients was 44.8 ± 12.6 years, and the average follow-up duration was 26.4 ± 3.6 months. The VAS score improved from 6.3 ± 1.6 to 1.0 ± 0.9, and the ODI score decreased from 38.4 ± 10.8 to 6.8 ± 4.6. The fusion rate of the fused segment was 100%. There were no significant changes in the modified Pfirrmann classifications or disc height index for the nonfused segments and the upper adjacent segments from pre- to postoperatively. No cases of screw loosening, broken screws, broken rods or other mechanical complications were found.
conclusionHybrid surgery with PEEK rods for lumbar degenerative diseases can yield good clinical results and effectively reduce the incidence of complications such as adjacent segment diseases.
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