Trial reportEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2024
Comparison of the clinical and radiographic outcomes of cortical bone trajectory and traditional trajectory pedicle screw fixation in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in 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, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03105167 (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Cortical Bone Trajectory Screws vs. Traditional Pedicle Screws Fixation), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Cortical Bone Trajectory Screws vs. Traditional Pedicle Screws Fixation: a Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Superior facet joint violation after lumbar pedicle screw placement: a scoping review of prevalence, biomechanics, and implications for adjacent segment disease.Asian spine journal · 2025Article
- Outcomes after Cortical Bone Trajectory Screw versus Traditional Pedicle Screw in Single-Level Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Spine surgery and related research · 2025Review
- Expert consensus on the clinical application of cortical bone trajectory for lumbar pedicle screws: results from a modified Delphi study.Asian spine journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the clinical outcomes and radiographic outcomes of cortical bone trajectory (CBT) and traditional trajectory (TT) pedicle screw fixation in patients treated with single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF).
methodsThis trial included a total of 224 patients with lumbar spine disease who required single-level TLIF surgery. Patients were randomly assigned to the CBT and TT groups at a 1:1 ratio. Demographics and clinical and radiographic data were collected to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CBT and TT screw fixation in TLIF.
resultsThe baseline characteristic data were similar between the CBT and TT groups. Back and leg pain for both the CBT and TT groups improved significantly from baseline to 24 months postoperatively. The CBT group experienced less pain than the TT group at one week postoperatively. The postoperative radiographic results showed that the accuracy of screw placement was significantly increased in the CBT group compared with the TT group (P < 0.05). The CBT group had a significantly lower rate of FJV than the TT group (P < 0.05). In addition, the rate of fusion and the rate of screw loosening were similar between the CBT and TT groups according to screw loosening criteria.
conclusionThis prospective, randomized controlled analysis suggests that clinical outcomes and radiographic characteristics, including fusion rates and caudal screw loosening rates, were comparable between CBT and TT screw fixation. Compared with the TT group, the CBT group showed advantages in the accuracy of screw placement and the FJV rate. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: This trial has been registered at the US National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials Registry: NCT03105167.
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