Spondylolisthesis

08/01/2013 - "Minimally invasive (MI) transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) has proven to be effective in the treatment of spondylolisthesis and degenerative disc disease (DDD). "
05/01/2015 - "Sixty-six patients were included in the study (28 patients with DDD and 38 patients with spondylolisthesis). "
02/15/2010 - "Study group included 30 cases treated from January 2007 to May 2008, DDD 8 cases, spondylolisthesis 6 cases, LDH 11 cases, Low back surgery failure re-operation 5 cases. "
05/01/2015 - "The mean postoperative ODI score was 53.3 (30-84.4) for DDD patients and 37.2 (2.5-76) for the spondylolisthesis group (p<.01). "
03/01/2015 - "A total of 36.4% of the spondylolisthesis cohort and 24.4% of the DDD cohort returned to work in a reasonable timeline postoperatively. "

02/01/2007 - "To determine the validity of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using a titanium cage filled with excised facet joint bone and a pedicle screw for degenerative spondylolisthesis. "
02/01/2007 - "PLIF with a titanium cage and excised facet joint bone for degenerative spondylolisthesis--in augmentation with a pedicle screw."
03/01/2002 - "To observe the effect of threaded titanium cage and transpedical screw for the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis. "
06/01/2003 - "Posterior decompression and partial reduction followed by circumferential stabilization performed in one stage combining pedicle fixation with trans-sacral titanium cage interbody fusion is an effective and safe technique for the management of severe spondylolisthesis."
06/01/2003 - "Fifteen patients with severe L5-S1 spondylolisthesis were treated consecutively with posterior decompression, partial reduction, pedicular fixation, and posterior lumbar interbody fusion using a trans-sacral titanium cage. "

09/01/2005 - "The purpose of this multi-center clinical pilot study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of BMP-7 (osteogenic protein 1, OP-1), in the form of a putty, combined with autograft for intertransverse process fusion of the lumbar spine in patients with symptomatic spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis following spinal decompression. "
12/15/2011 - "A prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter clinical study was previously conducted to compare the outcomes of osteogenic protein 1 (BMP-7) putty to autogenous iliac crest bone graft for single-level non-instrumented posterolateral fusion for the treatment of symptomatic degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis. "
10/01/2003 - "The purpose of this multi-center clinical pilot study was to evaluate the safety of one such BMP-osteogenic protein 1, in the form of OP-1 putty-combined with autograft for intertransverse process fusion of the lumbar spine in patients with symptomatic spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis following spinal decompression. "
08/01/2007 - "No significant difference was found when BMP-7 was compared with autograft for degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis and spondylolysis. "

12/01/2015 - "To evaluate the efficacy of intrathecal dexmedetomidine at improving the quality of the operative field, and prolonging the duration of sensory block, motor block, and postoperative analgesia during spinal surgery This prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled study included 52 patients undergoing an instrumented one-level posterolateral lumbar spine fusion for lumbar spondylolisthesis under spinal anesthesia. "

04/01/1997 - "Spondylolisthesis is classified into 2 types based on the magnitude of the lumbosacral angle: spondylolisthesis with a horizontal sacrum (lumbosacral angle > or = 100 degrees), which seldom requires surgical treatment, usually responds to orthotic management, and generally shows little progression; spondylolisthesis with a vertical sacrum (lumbosacral angle < 100 degrees) which is always progressive, can produce neurologic impairment and cosmetic and functional disability, and requires surgical treatment. "
03/01/2010 - "Characteristics of clinical findings of spondylolisthesis patients have obvious cosmetic appearance, significant pain and lower neurological deficits. "
10/01/2005 - "This new procedure can achieve almost complete reduction of severe grades of L5/S1 spondylolisthesis, leading to an excellent cosmetic result and also considerably reduces the risk of neurologic deficit. "
05/01/2012 - "This is an effective and safe technique which addresses the lumbosacral kyphosis and cosmetic deformity without the neurological complications which accompany other reduction and fusion techniques for high-grade spondylolisthesis."
02/01/2005 - "The Scoliosis Research Society questionnaire provides patient-oriented information on back pain, cosmetic aspects, patient satisfaction, and level of activity and might therefore be suitable for evaluation of surgical outcome after isthmic spondylolisthesis in young patients. "

01/01/1981 - "In the above-described operations, graded by the Anatomic-Functional Economic (AEF) system, the long-term excellent and good results were: 4/4 in fracture dislocations; 23/28 in degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis; 5/8 in spondylolisthesis. "

12/01/2002 - "Consistently, rhBMP-2 with the biphasic calcium phosphate granules induced radiographic posterolateral lumbar spine fusion with or without internal fixation in patients whose spondylolisthesis did not exceed Grade 1. Statistically greater and quicker improvement in patient-derived clinical outcome was measured in the rhBMP-2 groups."

03/15/2005 - "This study retrospectively examines outcomes of unilateral transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) with posterior fixation using anterior carbon fiber cages and 360 degrees fusion in spondylolisthesis. "
10/01/2000 - "In this study, 15 patients with low-grade spondylolisthesis at L5-S1 underwent a two-stage open posterior and endoscopic anterior lumbar fusion using carbon fiber (Brantigan I/F) cages. "
03/15/2005 - "One patient with Grade I degenerative spondylolisthesis required revision of the carbon fiber cage for posterior migration secondary to a traumatic event 3 months after surgery. "
10/01/2003 - "The radiographs of 35 consecutive adult patients with isthmic spondylolisthesis who underwent a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) with one or two Brantigan carbon fiber cages and pedicle screw instrumentation were evaluated. "
05/01/2003 - "Achievement of normal sagittal plane alignment using a wedged carbon fiber reinforced polymer fusion cage in treatment of spondylolisthesis."

12/01/2012 - "Serum CK-MM, Troponic C type 2 fast (TNNC2), and IL-1ra levels were significantly elevated in Group I on postoperative day 1 and 3, and returned to preoperative levels on postoperative day 7. No significant intergroup difference was found between IL-8 levels despite higher concentrations in Group I on postoperative day 1 and 3. This study shows that percutaneous screw fixation procedure is the preferable minimally invasive technique in terms of minimizing muscle injury associated with L4-L5 spondylolisthesis."

11/01/2011 - "The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible association of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) gene polymorphisms in a cohort of degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) patients. "

01/01/1996 - "This study confirms the good results obtained by PLIF with nerve roots decompression in spondylolisthesis. "
03/15/1999 - "Patients treated with decompression and fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis had improved functional outcomes, when measured by a disease-specific questionnaire and by widely used instruments."
10/01/2015 - "LLIF is a viable treatment option in patients with new onset symptoms due to degenerative spondylolisthesis who have had previous lumbar spine surgery, and it results in improved sagittal alignment and indirect foraminal decompression."
08/01/2014 - "Health-related quality of life following decompression compared to decompression and fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a Canadian multicentre study."
01/01/2014 - "Patients who met certain criteria, including (1) only mono-segment spondylolisthesis, (2) gas air within the disc space of the spondylolisthesis segment on preoperative radiographs, (3) having received posterior decompression, posterior pedicle screw fixation, and posterolateral fusion, and (4) at least 12 months of follow-up radiographs available to define the posterolateral fusion rate, were enrolled into the study. "

05/01/2008 - "We noted two cases of nonunion, in one grade 1 spondylolisthesis and in one grade 1 spondlylolisthesis (with revision for complementary posterior arthrodesis and a good outcome at latest follow-up). "
03/15/2002 - "In high-grade spondylolisthesis, this posterior approach is safe and effective in obtaining a solid arthrodesis, restoring sagittal balance, and improving function. "
04/01/1989 - "Posterior in situ arthrodesis proved to be an effective, reliable, and safe treatment for severe spondylolisthesis."
06/01/2009 - "Uninstrumented posterolateral spinal arthrodesis: is it the gold standard technique for I degrees and II degrees grade spondylolisthesis in adolescence?"
04/01/2006 - "Re: Vaccaro AR, Patel T, Fischgrund J, et al. A pilot study evaluating safety and efficacy of OP-1 putty (rhBMP-7) as a replacement for iliac crest autograft in posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis for degenerative spondylolisthesis. "

09/15/2002 - "To demonstrate the efficacy of partial reduction and fibular dowel graft placement in the treatment of high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. "
03/01/2001 - "The axial cage technique appears to be a significant improvement over the fibular strut graft for the treatment of higher-grade spondylolisthesis. "
10/01/1996 - "The efficacy of pedicle screw/plate fixation on lumbar/lumbosacral autogenous bone graft fusion in adult patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis."
09/01/2014 - "The present study assessed spondylolisthesis reduction and maintenance over time with L4-S1 versus L5-S1 fusion using a lever-arm system and posterior fusion combined with lumbosacral graft. "
07/01/2012 - "Study parameters included screw tip position grids, interbody graft position, segmental sagittal plane alignment, spondylolisthesis grade, and hospital charges for patient imaging and interpretation. "

11/01/2003 - "The invention of pedicle screw instrumentation has greatly improved outcomes of spinal fusion, which has become the treatment of choice for lumbar spondylolisthesis. "
01/01/2014 - "The study is a randomized clinical trial including 96 patients scheduled for lumbar spinal fusion surgery due to degenerative disease or spondylolisthesis. "
09/19/2012 - "The study population includes patients enrolled in the degenerative spondylolisthesis cohort of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial who underwent lumbar spinal fusion. "
09/01/2011 - "This study comprises analysis of 30 subjects (mean age 43 years) with isthmic spondylolisthesis and an average follow-up of 2.5 years after posterior spinal fusion. "
03/01/2008 - "Sixty-nine of eighty-three consecutive patients with high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis who underwent posterolateral (twenty-one), anterior (twenty-three), or circumferential (twenty-five) uninstrumented spondylodesis between 1977 and 1991 participated in the study. "

09/01/2013 - "Eighty-four patients with L4-5 MIS-LIF were identified, 31 of whom met the study inclusion criteria: 26 adults with Grade I and 5 adults with Grade II L4-5 spondylolisthesis who had undergone elective MIS-LIF and subsequent posterior percutaneous pedicle screw fixation without surgical manipulation of the posterior elements (laminectomy, foraminotomy, facetectomy). "
03/01/2012 - "Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial cohort participants with a confirmed diagnosis of lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis undergoing standard first-time open decompressive laminectomy, with or without fusion, were followed from baseline at 6 weeks, at 3, 6, 12 months, and yearly thereafter, at 13 spine clinics in 11 US states. "
11/01/2015 - "Isthmic spondylolisthesis treated using total laminectomy or degenerative spondylolisthesis treated using subtotal laminectomy and interbody fusion (IBF) or posterolateral fusion (PLF) were also included in the risk factor analysis. "
10/01/2015 - "Reoperation for instability was required in 1.8% of all patients, and was higher for patients with preoperative spondylolisthesis (9.3%) and for those treated with open laminectomy (4.1%). "
10/01/2015 - "Instability was seen more frequently in patients with preexisting spondylolisthesis (12.6%) and in those treated with open laminectomy (12%). "