title: Use of Annular Closure Device (Barricaid®) for Preventing Lumbar Disc Reherniation: One-Year Results of Three Cases.
abstract: Although lumbar discectomy is an effective treatment for lumbar disc herniation, complications exist, including postoperative disc height loss, facet joint degeneration, and recurrent disc herniation. To solve these problems, annular closure devices have been utilized in other countries, producing satisfactory results, but there has been no report of annular closure device use in our country. Here, we demonstrate the preliminary reports of Barricaid® insertion in 3 patients who underwent surgery for lumbar disc herniation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Bang Sang
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Gyu Yeul
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Bongju
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Ah
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Keung Nyun
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Do Heum
authors.initials: do H
authors.lastname: Yoon
keywords: Diskectomy; Intervertebral disc degeneration; Lumbar vertebrae