Clinical and radiological mid- to long-term investigation of anterior lumbar stand-alone fusion: Incidence of reoperation and adjacent segment degeneration

• Published in: Brain & spine Vol. 2; p. 100924
• Main Authors: Stosch-Wiechert, Katrin, Wuertz-Kozak, Karin, Hitzl, Wolfgang, Szeimies, Ulrike, Stäbler, Axel, Siepe, Christoph J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adjacent segment degeneration; Anterior stand-alone fusion; Clinical results; Lordosis reconstruction; Low back pain; Spine; Lordosis reconstruction; Clinical results; Anterior stand-alone fusion; Spine; Adjacent segment degeneration; Low back pain

Anterior stand-alone fusion (ASAF) devices have been developed in an attempt to reduce adjacent segment degenerative changes observed with posterior instrumented fusion techniques. The purpose of this study was to assess mid- to long-term clinical and radiological results following ASAF at the lumbo...