Lumbar Total Disc Replacement Leads to Increased Subsequent Facet Injections Compared to Anterolateral Lumbar Interbody Fusions.

Nakul Narendran Christopher M Mikhail Paal K NilssenAlexander TuchmanDavid L Skaggs

Published in: Global spine journal (2024)

Compared with ALIF/LLIF, patients who underwent TDR received significantly more facet injections, suggesting a greater progression of symptomatic facet arthrosis. TDR was not protective against reoperations compared to ALIF/LLIF.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
ultrasound guided
platelet rich plasma
patient reported outcomes