A Study to Assess the Functional Outcome of Decompression and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion of Low Grade Spondylolisthesis of Lumbar Vertebra

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research : JCDR
Deepak HegdeArjun Ballal

Abstract

Spondylolisthesis is defined as the forward displacement of one vertebra over the vertebra below. It is often accompanied by spinal canal stenosis and compression, which is the cause of all the symptoms. To assess and study the functional outcome after decompression and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) of isthmic spondylolisthesis of lower lumbar vertebra and to study the complications occurring with this technique. A prospective study was conducted in the Department of Orthopaedics in Justice KS Hegde Charitable Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, India from March 2015 to August 2016. A total of 15 diagnosed patients with Grade I and II spondylolisthesis of L4-L5 and L5-S1 vertebrae with no neurological deficits, between the age group of 25-50 were included in the study. An initial two months of conservative treatment of back physiotherapy and flexion exercises was tried. Patients who did not improve with the conservative therapy were taken up for surgery with consent. Decompression and PLIF with bone grafting with interbody cage placement and pedicle screw instrumentation was performed. The patients were discharged on postoperative day 10 after suture removal. They were reviewed at postoperative day 10, week six and week ...Continue Reading

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