ArticleOrthopaedic surgery2022
Long-term Radiological and Clinical Outcome after Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery in Patients with Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Prospective 6-Year Follow-up Study.
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- Segmental and overall lumbar lordosis after single-level minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative analysis of the clinical efficacy between AUSS-TLIF combined with tianJi ROBOT-assisted PPSF and conventional TLIF in the treatment of Single-Stage lumbar spondylolisthesis.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 · 2026Article
- Lower limb compensation mechanisms influencing sagittal balance after lumbar fusion.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Sleep and Quality of Life Before and After Surgery in Patients With Low-Grade Lumbar Spondylolisthesis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Observational
- Can Wallis topping-off surgery reduce radiographic adjacent segment degeneration? a single-center study with at least 8 years of long-term follow-up.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Does facet tropism influence the clinical outcomes of posterior lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis?European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- Failure to Improve Lumbar Lordosis After Single-Level TLIF for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Does Not Impair Clinical Outcomes at 8.6 Years Postoperatively: A Prospective Cohort of 32 Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on the Management of Lumbar Degenerative Pathology: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- The Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Changes of the Lumbar Spine.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Review
- Complicated Spinal Stenosis and Spinal Deformity in Patients with Achondroplasia: Case Series and Review of the Literature.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess which radiological alignment parameters are associated with a satisfactory long-term clinical outcome after performing lumbar spinal fusion for treating degenerative spondylolisthesis.
methodsThis single-center prospective study assessed the relation between radiological alignment parameters measured on standing lateral lumbar spine radiographs and the patient-reported outcome using four different questionnaires (COMI, EQ-5D, ODI and VAS) as primary outcome measures (level of evidence: II). The following spinopelvic alignment parameters were used: gliding angle, sacral inclination, anterior displacement, sagittal rotation, lumbar lordosis, sacral slope, pelvic tilt and pelvic incidence. Furthermore, the length of stay and perioperative complications were documented. Only cases from 2013 to 2015 of low-grade degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (Meyerding grades I and II) were considered. The patients underwent open posterior lumbar fusion surgery by pedicle screw instrumentation and cage insertion. The operative technique was either a posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) or a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) performed by three different senior orthopedic surgeons. Exclusion criteria were spine fractures, minimally invasive techniques, underlying malignant diseases or acute infections, previous or multisegmental spine surgery as well as preoperative neurologic impairment. Of 89 initially contacted patients, 17 patients were included for data analysis (11 males, six females).
resultsThe data of 17 patients after mono- or bisegmental lumbar fusion surgery to treat low-grade lumbar spondylolisthesis and with a follow-up time of least 72 months were analyzed. The mean age was 66.7 ± 11.3 years. In terms of complications two dural tears and one intraoperative bleeding occurred. The average body mass index (BMI) was 27.6 ± 4.4 kg/m
conclusionsThe surgical modification of the pelvic tilt and the sagittal rotation are the two radiological alignment parameters that can most accurately predict the long-term clinical outcome after lumbar interbody fusion surgery.
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