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substitutes versus iliac crest autograft in the setting of spinal fusion. Only four level II and III studies were found, and the authors found that the results of these studies were inconsistent, concluding that there was insufficient evidence to support the
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Complications associated with single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion 192 Lee et al. ( 55 ) 2012 Clinical and radiological outcomes of open versus minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion 185 Shunwu et al
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with short segment posterior fixation (including the fractured vertebra) with no implant failure. 51 Classically, treatment of TL fractures consisted of a long construct with three levels of fusion above and two levels of fusion below the fracture
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fusion techniques focussed on minimally invasive surgery. Anatomy of the SIJ In 2012, Vleeming et al published a complete overview of the SIJ anatomy and functions. 2 The sacro-iliac joint is a C-shaped joint placed between the auricular
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, although there are only a few papers in the literature which mention it. 9 , 35 In chronic (more than six months) injuries, a syndesmotic fusion is recommended although the level of evidence for surgical treatment in this situation is very low (levels
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Anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) is the most common procedure for treatment of cervical herniated discs. It produces good results and is the benchmark against which novel treatments should be compared. 12 However, following ACDF
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symptomatic ASD (2–15%). In summary, radiographic signs of adjacent level degeneration after lumbar fusion are relatively common, although they do not comprise a mandatory clinical correlation, with only a small proportion of these patients needing revision
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morbidity after anterior iliac crest bone harvest for single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion Silber, JS 588 32.7 IV 6 Robinson anterior cervical discectomy and arthrodesis for cervical radiculopathy Bohlman, HH 585 20
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, some surgeons have suggested fixing the listhetic level without direct decompression – i.e. with fusion only. 5 , 6 Most frequently, this therapeutic strategy has been performed using an anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) with or without
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analysis of data from the SPORT trial at four years compared multilevel decompression and single-level fusion (at the level of the spondylolisthesis) with multilevel decompression and multilevel fusion, and found no significant difference in clinical
