title: The Farfan back operation: technique and results.
abstract: A total of 94 Farfan back operations were performed on 82 patients. As a group these patients were typical of those undergoing discoidectomy, with or without fusion. The follow-up period was from 3 to 5 years. Overall, the results were excellent, good or satisfactory in 85% of the patients; with one-level fusions the proportion of such results was 93%. The commonest cause of failure was extrusion of the bone graft.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008875:Middle Aged; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors