Minimum 10-year follow-up study of anterior lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis: Progressive pattern of the adjacent disc degeneration

Asian Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-114

  Kanamori, Masahiko ^a   Yasuda, Taketoshi ^a   Hori, Takeshi ^a   Suzuki, Kayo ^a   Kawaguchi, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disc disease; Lumbar regions; Spondylolisthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865374928     PISSN: 19761902     EISSN: 19767846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4184/asj.2012.6.2.105     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Herkowitz HN, Kurz LT. Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis. A prospective study comparing decompression with decompression and intertransverse process arthrodesis. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1991;73:802-8.
2. Lee CK. Lumbar spinal instability (olisthesis) after extensive posterior spinal decompression. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1983;8:429-33.
3. Herron LD, Trippi AC. L4-5 degenerative spondylolisthesis. The results of treatment by decompressive laminectomy without fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1989;14:534-8.
4. Carragee EJ. Single-level posterolateral arthrodesis, with or without posterior decompression, for the treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis in adults. A prospective, randomized study. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1997;79:1175-80.
5. Deguchi M, Rapoff AJ, Zdeblick TA. Posterolateral fusion for isthmic spondylolisthesis in adults: analysis of fusion rate and clinical results. J Spinal Disord 1998;11:459-64.
6. Greenough CG, Peterson MD, Hadlow S, Fraser RD. Instrumented posterolateral lumbar fusion. Results and comparison with anterior interbody fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1998;23:479-86.
7. Schnee CL, Freese A, Ansell LV. Outcome analysis for adults with spondylolisthesis treated with posterolateral fusion and transpedicular screw fixation. J Neurosurg 1997;86:56-63.
8. Chow DH, Luk KD, Evans JH, Leong JC. Effects of short anterior lumbar interbody fusion on biomechanics of neighboring unfused segments. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1996;21:549-55.
9. Inoue S, Watanabe T, Hirose A, et al. Anterior discectomy and interbody fusion for lumbar disc herniation. A review of 350 cases. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1984;(183):22-31.
10. Takahashi K, Kitahara H, Yamagata M, et al. Long-term results of anterior interbody fusion for treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1990;15:1211-5.
11. Tsuji H. Lumbar spine instability and surgical strategy. In: Tsuji H, editor. Comprehensive atlas of lumbar spine surgery. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book; 1991. p.12-27.
12. Motosuneya T, Asazuma T, Nobuta M, Masuoka K, Ichimura S, Fujikawa K. Anterior lumbar interbody fusion: changes in area of the dural tube, disc height, and prevalence of cauda equina adhesion in magnetic resonance images. J Spinal Disord Tech 2005;18:18-22.
13. Chen D, Fay LA, Lok J, Yuan P, Edwards WT, Yuan HA. Increasing neuroforaminal volume by anterior interbody distraction in degenerative lumbar spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1995;20:74-9.
14. Christensen FB, Karlsmose B, Hansen ES, Bünger CE. Radiological and functional outcome after anterior lumbar interbody spinal fusion. Eur Spine J 1996;5:293-8.
15. Tsuji H, Hirano N, Katoh Y, et al. Ceramic interspinous block (CISB) assisted anterior interbody fusion. J Spinal Disord 1990;3:77-86.
16. Tsuji H, Hirano N, Matsui H, et al. Effects of ceramic interspinous block on anterior lumbar interbody fusion. In: Tsuji H, Hirano N, Matsui H, et al., editor. Lumbar fusion and stabilization. Tokyo: Springer; 1994. p.220-6.
17. Ishihara H, Osada R, Kanamori M, et al. Minimum 10-year follow-up study of anterior lumbar interbody fusion for isthmic spondylolisthesis. J Spinal Disord 2001;14:91-9.
18. Kaplan EL, Meier P. Nonparametric estimation from incomplete observations. J Am Stat Assoc 1985;53:457-81.
19. Taillard W. Spondylolisthesis in children and adolescents. Acta Orthop Scand 1954;24:115-44.
20. Kanamori M, Ishihara H, Kawaguchi Y, Yasuda T. H-shaped autologous bone graft associated with a ceramic interspinous block for the posterior lumbar fusion. J Jpn Soc Lumbar Spine Disord 2005;11:157-63.
21. Kanamori M, Ishihara H, Kawaguchi Y, Ohmori K, Shigeta T. Posterior decompression for lumbar stenosis with spondylolisthesis. Cent Jpn J Orthop Traumatol 2002;45:717-8.
22. Motomura H, Kanamori M, Nobukiyo M. The relationship between lumbar vertebral disc height on plain radiography and disc degeneration evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging. J Jpn Soc Lumbar Spine Disord 2001;7:126-31.
23. Dennis S, Watkins R, Landaker S, Dillin W, Springer D. Comparison of disc space heights after anterior lumbar interbody fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1989;14:876-8.
24. Kumar A, Kozak JA, Doherty BJ, Dickson JH. Interspace distraction and graft subsidence after anterior lumbar fusion with femoral strut allograft. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1993;18:2393-400.
25. Meyerding HW. Spondylolisthesis. Surg Gynec Obstet 1932;54:371-7.
26. Panjabi MM, White AA. Kinematics of the spine. In: Panjabi MM, White AA, editors. Clinical biomechanics of the spine. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott; 1978. p.61-90.
27. Johnsson KE, Redlund-Johnell I, Udén A, Willner S. Preoperative and postoperative instability in lumbar spinal stenosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1989;14:591-3.
28. Phillips FM, Carlson GD, Bohlman HH, Hughes SS. Results of surgery for spinal stenosis adjacent to previous lumbar fusion. J Spinal Disord 2000;13:432-7.
29. Rahm MD, Hall BB. Adjacent-segment degeneration after lumbar fusion with instrumentation: a retrospective study. J Spinal Disord 1996;9:392-400.
30. Seitsalo S, Schlenzka D, Poussa M, Osterman K. Disc degeneration in young patients with isthmic spondylolisthesis treated operatively or conservatively: a long-term follow-up. Eur Spine J 1997;6:393-7.