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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2023

Clinical and radiological analysis of the effects of three different lumbar transpedicular dynamic stabilization system on disc degeneration and regeneration.

Mehmet Kursat Karadag, Mehmet Yigit Akgun, Ahmet Tulgar Basak, Ozkan Ates, Mehmet Ali Tepebasili, Caner Gunerbuyuk, Tunc Oktenoglu, Mehdi Sasani, Ali Fahir Ozer

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mehmet Kursat KaradagDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Türkiye.
Mehmet Yigit AkgunDepartment of Neurosurgery, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Ahmet Tulgar BasakDepartment of Neurosurgery, American Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Ozkan AtesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Mehmet Ali TepebasiliDepartment of Neurosurgery, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Caner GunerbuyukSpine Center, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Tunc OktenogluDepartment of Neurosurgery, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Mehdi SasaniDepartment of Neurosurgery, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Ali Fahir OzerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Koç University · TRAmerikan Hastanesi · TRAtatürk University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to assess the clinical outcomes of three transpedicular dynamic systems in treating degenerative disc disease and evaluate their impact on both clinical and radiological aspects of the operated and adjacent segments. Materials and methods: A total of 111 patients who underwent posterior transpedicular short-segment dynamic system procedures for treatment of degenerative disc disease were included. The patients were categorized into three groups, namely, Group 1 (Dynesys system, Results: Postoperatively, a statistically significant difference was observed in visual analog scale and Oswestry Disability Index scores ( Conclusion: In patients without advanced degeneration, all three dynamic systems demonstrated the ability to prevent degeneration in the adjacent and operated segments while promoting regeneration in the operated segment. Beyond inhibiting abnormal movement in painful segments, maintaining physiological motion and providing axial distraction in the operated segment emerged as key mechanisms supporting regeneration.

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disc degenerationdisc regenerationintervertebral disclordosis anglelumbar dynamic systems

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PMCPMC10757836
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