Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for lumbar disc disease and listhesis – Is it advantageous?

Dhurvas Ramlal Ramprasath; V Thirunarayanan; Arjun Rajan

doi:10.18231/j.ijos.2019.018

July 23, 2019Indian Journal of Orthopaedics SurgeryOpen Access

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for lumbar disc disease and listhesis – Is it advantageous?

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To evaluate the efficacy and functional outcomes of unilateral transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using a single cage compared to standard fusion techniques for degenerative spine disorders.
Prospective study involving 22 patients (11 males and 11 females) undergoing surgery for lumbar disc disease and low-grade spondylolisthesis.
Intervention utilized unilateral transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) with a single cage for single-level pathology, and a two-level TLIF in one patient with contiguous two-level disc disease.
Outcomes measured included intraoperative parameters (surgical duration, blood loss) and postoperative metrics (fusion status, pain relief, and functional disability assessed by the Oswestry Disability Index).
Postoperative functional outcomes measured via the Oswestry Disability Index demonstrated statistically significant improvement compared to baseline.
Intraoperative and postoperative assessments indicated successful fusion, effective pain relief, and favorable surgical parameters, supporting single-cage TLIF as an effective intervention for low-grade degenerative listhesis and disc disease.

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Prospective study demonstrates significant pain relief and functional improvement in patients with lumbar disc disease and listhesis, highlighting the advantages of single-cage spinal fusion.

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