title: Anterior lumbar interbody fusion for discogram concordant pain.
abstract: Twenty-two patients undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) for discogram concordant low-back pain were retrospectively evaluated by objective criteria. Results were poor in all two-level fusions. Among single-level fusions, there were 35% good, 18% fair, and 47% poor results. Patients with previous surgery or workmen's compensation did poorly as a group despite positive discography. Subjective results were difficult to assess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Knox
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Chapman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012907:Smoking; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014942:Workers' Compensation