Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical and radiologic outcome of stand-alone anterolateral lumbar interbody fusion (ALLIF) using self-locked cages in comparison with extended posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) for symptomatic adjacent-segment degeneration (ASD) after posterior lumbar fusion. METHODS:This retrospective study enrolled 40 symptomatic patients with ASD who were treated with ALLIF (n = 13) or extended PLIF (n = 27) between January 2011 and January 2015. Evaluations were performed preoperatively, at 3, 12, and 24 months postoperatively. Clinical outcome measurements included visual analog scale scores for low-back and leg pain, Oswestry Disability Index score for function assessment, Short-Form 36 Questionnaire for quality of life, and modified Macnab criteria for patient satisfaction. Radiologic outcome measurements included fusion rate, cage subsidence, disc height, and lumbar lordosis. RESULTS:There were no significant differences in the baseline data for the ALLIF and PLIF groups (P > 0.05). Mean operative time, blood loss, and length of hospital stay were significantly decreased for the ALLIF group (P < 0.05). Postoperatively, low back and leg pain was relieved, function and quality of life were improved in both groups (P < 0.05), whereas disc height and lumbar lordosis were restored (P < 0.05). At 24-month follow-up, fusion was observed in 13 of 13 patients (100%), with 3 of 13 (23.1%) patients developing cage subsidence in the ALLIF group. CONCLUSIONS:Stand-alone ALLIF could achieve satisfactory safety and efficacy for the treatment of symptomatic ASD with less trauma and faster recovery, and it may serve as an alternative surgical treatment for symptomatic ASD with appropriate indication.
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World Neurosurgjournal_title
World neurosurgeryauthors
Tu Z,Li L,Wang B,Li Y,Lv G,Dai Ydoi
10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.165subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-07-01 00:00:00pages
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1878-8750issn
1878-8769pii
S1878-8750(18)30885-4journal_volume
115pub_type
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
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更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2016.11.049
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.050
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.008
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2012.11.073
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.024
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.108
更新日期:2020-11-27 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2016.10.102
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.036
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2016.12.128
更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.097
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.109
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2013.06.014
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.017
更新日期:2019-01-21 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2011.04.002
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.076
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.029
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.05.011
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.108
更新日期:2020-12-29 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.129
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2011.09.012
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.03.104
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2010.10.041
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.123
更新日期:2020-12-31 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.107
更新日期:2020-12-28 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.03.101
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.118
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.045
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00