To unlock this feature and to subscribe to our weekly evidence emails, please create a FREE orthoEvidence account.

SIGNUP

Already Have an Account?

Loading...
Visit our Evidence-Based Covid-19 Website and Stay Up to Date with the latest Research.
Ace Report Cover

Posterolateral Fusion vs Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Low-Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Ace Report Cover
June 2025

Posterolateral Fusion vs Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Low-Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

Vol: 307| Issue: 6| Number:99| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Posterolateral Fusion Versus Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Adult Low-Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: Analysis of Sagittal Radiographic Parameters - A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Global Spine J . 2025 Apr;15(3):1614-1624.

Contributing Authors:
MF Ibrahim FS Saeed EM El-Morshidy KM Hassan MG Hassan M El-Sharkawi B Elnady

Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here

Synopsis

Forty-two adult patients with low-grade single-level isthmic spondylolisthesis were randomized to undergo either posterolateral fusion (PLF, n=21) or posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF, n=21). The primary outcome was the change in sagittal radiographic parameters, including spinopelvic and deformity indices. Secondary outcomes included correlations between radiographic changes and clinical ou...

CME Image

Did you know that you’re eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report!

LEARN MORE

Join the Conversation

Please Login or Join to leave comments.

Learn about our AI Driven
High Impact Search Feature

High Impact Icon

Our AI driven High Impact metric calculates the impact an article will have by considering both the publishing journal and the content of the article itself. Built using the latest advances in natural language processing, OE High Impact predicts an article’s future number of citations better than impact factor alone.

Continue