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Trabecular metal spacers with or without pedicle screw fixation in posterior lumbar fusion

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May 2016

Trabecular metal spacers with or without pedicle screw fixation in posterior lumbar fusion

Vol: 5| Issue: 5| Number:58| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Trabecular metal spacers as standalone or with pedicle screw augmentation, in posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

Eur Spine J. 2015 Nov;24(11):2597-606

Contributing Authors:
E Van de Kelft J Van Goethem

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Synopsis

80 patients with chronic back pain and single-level degenerative disc disease were randomized to receive posterior lumbar interbody fusion with or without additional pedicle screw fixation. The purpose of this study was to compare radiological and clinical outcomes of Trabecular Metal spacers in terms of their ability to achieve a stable construct up to 6-years postoperatively. Results at 6-years ...

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