Impact of Surgical Approach on Clinical Outcomes in the Treatment of Lumbar Pseudarthrosis

Conclusion Although not statistically significant, the AP fusion group reached MCID more frequently in all outcomes except SF-36 Physical Component Summary. All surgical approaches examined for treatment of lumbar pseudarthrosis resulted in only poor to modest improvement in ODI. This result further emphasizes the importance of achieving a solid fusion with the index surgery.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Global Spine Journal - April 5, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Owens, R. KirkDjurasovic, MladenCrawford, Charles H.Glassman, Steven D.Dimar, John R.Carreon, Leah Y. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research