TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kelly, Jason P.
AU  - Alcala-Marquez, Christopher
AU  - Dawson, John M.
AU  - Mehbod, Amir A.
AU  - Pinto, Manuel R.
PY  - 2019
TI  - Treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis by instrumented posterolateral versus instrumented posterolateral with transforaminal lumbar interbody single-level fusion
JF  - Journal of Spine Surgery; Vol 5, No 3 (September 29, 2019): Journal of Spine Surgery
Y2  - 2019
KW  - 
N2  - Background: The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes of patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis treated by posterolateral lumbar fusion (PLF) versus PLF with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PLF + TLIF). Studies of PLF versus PLF + TLIF have shown either equivalence or support for PLF + TLIF in lumbar spine surgery. Many are heterogeneous in the conditions treated, with few considering only spondylolisthesis of degenerative origin. Radiographic outcomes tend to favor PLF + TLIF, but this has not translated into better clinical outcomes.  Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. Forty-nine patients undergoing single-level PLF and seventy patients undergoing single-level PLF + TLIF with two-year follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. Demographics, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), implant cost, surgical data, and complications were analyzed.  Results: There was no difference in ODI improvement at two-year follow-up between the cohorts (P=0.97). Dural tears were more common in the PLF cohort (P
UR  - https://jss.amegroups.org/article/view/4694