Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to quantify the discrepancy between intraoperative and postoperative segmental lordosis in patients operated on for lumbar degenerative diseases, with 3 different fixation techniques: open posterolateral instrumentation alone (PLI) or in association with lumbar interbody cages (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion [TLIF] or extreme lateral interbody fusion [XLIF]). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all adult patients affected by single-segment degenerative spondylotic disease who underwent PLI alone or percutaneous posterolateral instrumentation (pPLI) in association with TLIF or XLIF between April 2015 and December 2017 at our institution. Group I included patients who underwent PLI with transpedicular screws and rods, interlaminar bilateral decompression, and posterolateral fusion with autologous bone chips. Group II included patients treated with pPLI + TLIF using a complete unilateral arthrectomy. Group III included patients operated on with minimally invasive retroperitoneal pPLI + XLIF. Results: No major complications were reported. The mean segmental loss of lordosis values ranged from 9.17% to 12.28% in Group I, from 6.31%–9.43% in Group II, and from 3.05%–4.71% in Group III. The statistical analysis revealed that pPLI + XLIF maintained a higher segmental lordosis than PLI and pPLI +TLIF in each operated segment (P < 0.05). pPLI + TLIF was more effective than PLI in reducing the loss of lordosis at L4-L5 and at L5-S1 (P < 0.05) but not at L3-L4 (P = 0.12). Conclusions: The documented mismatch between the preoperative and postoperative lumbar lordosis might affect the clinical outcome. Its relevance depends on the surgical technique used at the single level.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | e659-e663 |
Journal | World neurosurgery |
Volume | 115 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Intraoperative
- Mismatch
- Postoperative
- Segmental lordosis
- Spinal fusion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology