The lumbar and lumbosacral facet-syndrome. Diagnostic measures, surgical treatment and results in 119 patients.
The authors present their diagnostic and therapeutic protocol as well as the surgical outcome in a series of 119 patients with the lumbar facet syndrome. By use of different surgical techniques such as translaminar screw fixation (n = 56), Louis plate fixation (n = 36), Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation (n = 11) and soft system stabilization according to Graf (n = 14) excellent, good, satisfactory, moderate and poor results were obtained in 78 (67%), 20 (17%), 14 (12%), 4 (3%), and 1 (1%) instances, respectively.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012447:Sacrum / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome