title: Posterior lumbar interbody fusion using spinous process and laminae.
abstract: Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) is indicated for many patients with pain and/or instability of the lumbar spine. We performed 36 PLIF procedures using the patient's lumbar spinous process and laminae, which were inserted as a bone graft between two vertebral bodies without using a cage. The mean lumbar lordosis and mean disc height to vertebral body ratio were restored and preserved after surgery. There were no serious complications. These results suggest that this procedure is safe and effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Yongwai street No.17, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330000, China.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Z L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult