Mixed Fixation and Interbody Fusion for Treatment Single-Segment Lower Lumbar Vertebral Disease: Midterm Follow-up Results

Orthopaedic Surgery
Zhong-you ZengShun-Wu Fan

Abstract

To investigate the midterm outcomes of unilateral pedicle screws combined with contralateral gunsight-guided translaminar facet screw fixation and interbody fusion for treatment of single-segment lower lumbar vertebral disease. A total of 78 patients with various lower lumbar single-segment vertebral diseases were treated in our department from January 2008 to December 2011. There were 21 males and 57 females, with an average age of 52.5 years, including lumbar disc degeneration (28 cases), local recurrence of lumbar disc herniation (9 cases), huge lumbar disc herniation (11 cases), lumbar disc herniation with spinal stenosis (13 cases), and lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (degree I) (17 cases). All patients were treated by unilateral pedicle screws in the median incision combined with contralateral gunsight-guided translaminar facet screw fixation and interbody fusion. No wound infection or skin necrosis around incision was observed after operation. No leakage of cerebrospinal fluid or nerve injury occurred during and after operation. Excepting 4 cases, 74 cases were followed up for 18-60 months, averaged 33.5 months. All but one patient (98.6%) received interbody fusion. The intervertebral height of the indexed level wa...Continue Reading

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