Facet Arthropathy Following Disc Replacement Versus Rehabilitation: A Prospective Study With 8-Year Follow-Up

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 45; no. 21; p. 1467
• Main Authors: Furunes, Håvard, Berg, Linda, Espeland, Ansgar, Thoresen, Hanne, Neckelmann, Gesche, Brøgger, Helga Maria, Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova, Brox, Jens Ivar, Storheim, Kjersti, Hellum, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intervertebral Disc - diagnostic imaging; Intervertebral Disc - surgery; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - diagnostic imaging; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - rehabilitation; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - surgery; Joint Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Joint Diseases - etiology; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Prospective Studies; Time Factors; Total Disc Replacement - adverse effects; Total Disc Replacement - trends; Treatment Outcome; Zygapophyseal Joint - diagnostic imaging

A prospective study of patients originally randomized to total disc replacement (TDR) or multidisciplinary rehabilitation. To assess the long-term development of facet arthropathy (FA) after TDR versus nonoperative treatment, and to analyze the association between FA and clinical outcome. FA may app...