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Restoration of lordosis and disk height after single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Christopher K Kepler, Jeffrey A Rihn, Kristen E Radcliff, Amar A Patel, D Greg Anderson, Alexander R Vaccaro, Alan S Hilibrand, Todd J Albert: Restoration of lordosis and disk height after single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. In: Orthop Surg, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 15–20, 2012, ISSN: 1757-7861.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To study radiographic and clinical outcomes after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in order to determine the impact of TLIF on lumbar lordosis, intervertebral height and improvement in clinical outcome measures.

METHODS: Forty-five patients who had undergone a single-level TLIF procedure for a single-level degenerative condition were retrospectively reviewed and their clinical histories, degree of pre- and post-operative lumbar lordosis, intervertebral height, and cage position recorded. Clinical assessment included use of modified Odom's criteria and a visual analog scale (VAS) for back and leg pain.

RESULTS: At 21 months, the patients had gained an average of 3.6° of lumbar lordosis and 4.5 mm disc height. Change in disc height was significantly associated with an anterior cage position while lumbar lordosis was unaffected by cage position. A spondylolisthesis subgroup demonstrated 31% reduction in the magnitude of anterior slip. Less lordosis was associated with worse back and leg pain as assessed by VAS and greater disk heights were associated with higher Odom's criteria scores. Patients with persistent leg pain at final follow-up had less lumbar lordosis and intervertebral height than patients without leg pain.

CONCLUSIONS: Intervertebral height and lumbar lordosis reconstruction are important for achieving good surgical results; guidance regarding the likely changes in lumbar lordosis and disk height after TLIF is provided by our findings.

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@article{pmid22290814,
title = {Restoration of lordosis and disk height after single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion},
author = {Christopher K Kepler and Jeffrey A Rihn and Kristen E Radcliff and Amar A Patel and D Greg Anderson and Alexander R Vaccaro and Alan S Hilibrand and Todd J Albert},
doi = {10.1111/j.1757-7861.2011.00165.x},
issn = {1757-7861},
year  = {2012},
date = {2012-02-01},
urldate = {2012-02-01},
journal = {Orthop Surg},
volume = {4},
number = {1},
pages = {15--20},
abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To study radiographic and clinical outcomes after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in order to determine the impact of TLIF on lumbar lordosis, intervertebral height and improvement in clinical outcome measures.

METHODS: Forty-five patients who had undergone a single-level TLIF procedure for a single-level degenerative condition were retrospectively reviewed and their clinical histories, degree of pre- and post-operative lumbar lordosis, intervertebral height, and cage position recorded. Clinical assessment included use of modified Odom's criteria and a visual analog scale (VAS) for back and leg pain.

RESULTS: At 21 months, the patients had gained an average of 3.6° of lumbar lordosis and 4.5 mm disc height. Change in disc height was significantly associated with an anterior cage position while lumbar lordosis was unaffected by cage position. A spondylolisthesis subgroup demonstrated 31% reduction in the magnitude of anterior slip. Less lordosis was associated with worse back and leg pain as assessed by VAS and greater disk heights were associated with higher Odom's criteria scores. Patients with persistent leg pain at final follow-up had less lumbar lordosis and intervertebral height than patients without leg pain.

CONCLUSIONS: Intervertebral height and lumbar lordosis reconstruction are important for achieving good surgical results; guidance regarding the likely changes in lumbar lordosis and disk height after TLIF is provided by our findings.},
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