title: Decompression and luque rectangle fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis.
abstract: Detailed follow-up at an average of 21.3 months is reported for 24 patients undergoing decompression and fusion with the Luque rectangle as a tension band device for spinal stenosis secondary to degenerative spondylolisthesis. Leg pain and back pain were improved at rates of 91% and 90%, respectively. The average distance walked increased from 1.1 blocks preoperatively to 6.8 blocks postoperatively. The fusion rate was 96%, and minimal slip progression was observed. The instrumentation is simple to perform and appears to have few complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Knox
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Harvell
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Hanley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009038:Motion; D010146:Pain; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*