Journal of Spine

Department of Medicine, Musculoskeletal Education and Research Center (MERC), A Division of Globus Medical, General Armistead Avenue, Audubon, USA

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• Research   
  Adjustable Lordotic Expandable Spacers: How Do They Compare to Traditional Static Spacers in Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion?
  Author(s): Yan Michael Li, Richard F. Frisch, Zheng Huang, James Towner, Yan Icy Li, Amber L. Edsall* and Charles Ledonio
  
  Introduction: Expandable interbody spacers with adjustable lordosis were designed to expand in situ and avoid complications such as endplate damage, excessive trialing and forceful impaction associated with static spacers. This study compares the clinical and radiographic two-year outcomes between patients treated with static or expandable interbody spacers with adjustable lordosis for Minimally Invasive Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIS LLIF). Methods: This is a retrospective, multi-site, multi-surgeon, Institutional Review Board-exempt chart review of patients who underwent MIS LLIF using either a static (27 patients) or expandable spacer with adjustable lordosis (66 patients). Radiographs, complications and patient-reported outcomes were collected and compared from preoperative up to 24-month postoperative follow-up... Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/jsp.2020.9.459

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