Lateral lumbar interbody fusion at L4-L5 has a low rate of complications in appropriately selected patients when using a standardized surgical technique.


Journal

The bone & joint journal
ISSN: 2049-4408
Titre abrégé: Bone Joint J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101599229

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 Jan 2024
Historique:
medline: 2 1 2024
pubmed: 2 1 2024
entrez: 2 1 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The aim of this study was to reassess the rate of neurological, psoas-related, and abdominal complications associated with L4-L5 lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) undertaken using a standardized preoperative assessment and surgical technique. This was a multicentre retrospective study involving consecutively enrolled patients who underwent L4-L5 LLIF by seven surgeons at seven institutions in three countries over a five-year period. The demographic details of the patients and the details of the surgery, reoperations and complications, including femoral and non-femoral neuropraxia, thigh pain, weakness of hip flexion, and abdominal complications, were analyzed. Neurological and psoas-related complications attributed to LLIF or posterior instrumentation and persistent symptoms were recorded at one year postoperatively. A total of 517 patients were included in the study. Their mean age was 65.0 years (SD 10.3) and their mean BMI was 29.2 kg/m LLIF involving the L4-L5 disc level has a low rate of persistent neurological, psoas-related, and abdominal complications in patients with the appropriate indications and using a standardized surgical technique.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38164083
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.106B1.BJJ-2023-0693.R2
pii: BJJ-2023-0693.R2
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Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Pagination

53-61

Informations de copyright

© 2024 The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None declared.

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Auteurs

Aaron J Buckland (AJ)

Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Melbourne, Australia.
Spine and Scoliosis Research Associates Australia, Melbourne, Australia.
Department of Orthopaedics, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.

Nam V Huynh (NV)

Spine and Scoliosis Research Associates Australia, Melbourne, Australia.

Cristiano M Menezes (CM)

Columna Instituto, Rua Conde de Linhares, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Ivan Cheng (I)

Austin Spine Surgery, Austin, Texas, USA.

Brian Kwon (B)

Division of Spine Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Themistocles Protopsaltis (T)

Department of Orthopaedics, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.

Brett A Braly (BA)

The Spine Clinic, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

J A Thomas (JA)

Atlantic Neurosurgical and Spine Specialists, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.

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