title: Applying the Mini-Open Anterolateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Self-Anchored Stand-Alone Polyetheretherketone Cage in Lumbar Revision Surgery.
abstract: The author retrospectively studied twenty-two patients who underwent revision lumbar surgeries using ALLIF with a self-anchored stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage. The operation time, blood loss, and perioperative complications were evaluated. Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores and visual analog scale (VAS) scores of leg and back pain were analyzed preoperatively and at each time point of postoperative follow-up. Radiological evaluation including fusion, disc height, foraminal height, and subsidence was assessed. The results showed that the ALLIF with a self-anchored stand-alone PEEK cage is safe and effective in revision lumbar surgery with minor surgical trauma, low access-related complication rates, and satisfactory clinical and radiological results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kuang
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Yuqiao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Guohua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8900-7123
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001577:Benzophenones; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D007659:Ketones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061646:Operative Time; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011108:Polymers; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001577:Benzophenones; D007659:Ketones; D011108:Polymers; C063834:polyetheretherketone; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols