Clinical experiences with a PEEK-based dynamic instrumentation device in lumbar spinal surgery: 2 years and no more

Clinical experiences with a PEEK-based dynamic instrumentation device in lumbar spinal surgery: 2 years and no more

Abstract Background Dynamic spine implants were developed to prevent adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) and adjacent segment disease (ASDi). Purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiological outcomes of “topping off” devices following lumbar spinal fusion procedure using a PEEK...

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Main Authors: Stavros Oikonomidis, Ghazi Ashqar, Thomas Kaulhausen, Christian Herren, Jan Siewe, Rolf Sobottke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Topping off
Hybrid posterior fixation
Adjacent segment disease
Material failure
Hybrid lumbar instrumentation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0905-z

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