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Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with expandable versus static interbody devices: radiographic assessment of sagittal segmental and pelvic parameters.

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Hawasli, AH; Khalifeh, JM; Chatrath, A; Yarbrough, CK; Ray, WZ
Published in: Neurosurgical Focus
August 2017

OBJECTIVE Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) has been adopted as an alternative technique to hasten recovery and minimize postoperative morbidity. Advances in instrumentation technologies and operative techniques have evolved to maximize patient outcomes as well as radiographic results. The development of expandable interbody devices allows a surgeon to perform MIS-TLIF with minimal tissue disruption. However, sagittal segmental and pelvic radiographic outcomes after MIS-TLIF with expandable interbody devices are not well characterized. The object of this study is to evaluate the radiographic sagittal lumbar segmental and pelvic parameter outcomes of MIS-TLIF performed using an expandable interbody device. METHODS A retrospective review of MIS-TLIFs performed between 2014 and 2016 at a high-volume center was performed. Radiographic measurements were performed on lateral radiographs before and after MIS-TLIF with static or expandable interbody devices. Radiographic measurements included disc height, foraminal height, fused disc angle, lumbar lordosis, pelvic incidence, sacral slope, and pelvic tilt. Mismatch between pelvic incidence and lumbar lordosis were calculated for each radiograph. RESULTS A total of 48 MIS-TLIFs were performed, predominantly at the L4-5 level, in 44 patients. MIS-TLIF with an expandable interbody device led to a greater and more sustained increase in disc height when compared with static interbody devices. Foraminal height increased after MIS-TLIF with expandable but not with static interbody devices. MIS-TLIF with expandable interbody devices increased index-level segmental lordosis more than with static interbody devices. The increase in segmental lordosis was sustained in the patients with expandable interbody devices but not in patients with static interbody devices. For patients with a collapsed disc space, MIS-TLIF with an expandable interbody device provided superior and longer-lasting increases in disc height, foraminal height, and index-level segmental lordosis than in comparison with patients with static interbody devices. Using an expandable interbody device improved the Oswestry Disability Index scores more than using a static interbody device, and both disc height and segmental lordosis were correlated with improved clinical outcome. Lumbar MIS-TLIF with expandable or static interbody devices had no effect on overall lumbar lordosis, pelvic parameters, or pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis mismatch. CONCLUSIONS Performing MIS-TLIF with an expandable interbody device led to a greater and longer-lasting restoration of disc height, foraminal height, and index-level segmental lordosis than MIS-TLIF with a static interbody device, especially for patients with a collapsed disc space. However, neither technique had any effect on radiographic pelvic parameters.

Published In

Neurosurgical Focus

DOI

EISSN

1092-0684

ISSN

1092-0684

Publication Date

August 2017

Volume

43

Issue

2

Start / End Page

E10

Related Subject Headings

  • Spinal Fusion
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Pelvic Bones
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lumbar Vertebrae
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement
 

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Hawasli, A. H., Khalifeh, J. M., Chatrath, A., Yarbrough, C. K., & Ray, W. Z. (2017). Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with expandable versus static interbody devices: radiographic assessment of sagittal segmental and pelvic parameters. Neurosurgical Focus, 43(2), E10. https://doi.org/10.3171/2017.5.focus17197
Hawasli, Ammar H., Jawad M. Khalifeh, Ajay Chatrath, Chester K. Yarbrough, and Wilson Z. Ray. “Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with expandable versus static interbody devices: radiographic assessment of sagittal segmental and pelvic parameters.Neurosurgical Focus 43, no. 2 (August 2017): E10. https://doi.org/10.3171/2017.5.focus17197.
Hawasli, Ammar H., et al. “Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with expandable versus static interbody devices: radiographic assessment of sagittal segmental and pelvic parameters.Neurosurgical Focus, vol. 43, no. 2, Aug. 2017, p. E10. Epmc, doi:10.3171/2017.5.focus17197.

Published In

Neurosurgical Focus

DOI

EISSN

1092-0684

ISSN

1092-0684

Publication Date

August 2017

Volume

43

Issue

2

Start / End Page

E10

Related Subject Headings

  • Spinal Fusion
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Pelvic Bones
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lumbar Vertebrae
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement