Resorbable polymer implants in unilateral transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Sixty patients underwent instrumentation-assisted posterior transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) with resorbable polymer cages and autograft bone for degenerative disease. This article discusses the technique of TLIF and its early outcomes. Although the follow-up period is short and results are preliminary, no adverse events or complications were attributed to the resorbable polymer. Further multicenter clinical studies are underway with a minimum 2-year follow-up period chosen as an endpoint to provide insight as to the future of biodegradable polymers as spinal interbody devices.
Medical subject headings
- Absorbable Implants
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Outcome Assessment, Health Care
- Spinal Fusion
Anatomy
- lumbar spine