The benefits of elective spinal implant removal: a retrospective study of 137 patients.

Thorsten JentzschVinicius Gomes de LimaBurkhardt SeifertKai SprengelClément M L Werner

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2015)

In this study, trauma patients benefited from elective implant removal of the posterior spine due to lower presence and level of pain, improved function and low revision rates; irrespective of an initial combined or stand-alone posterior approach or varying cage sizes. However, stand-alone posterior instrumentation may be accompanied by increased rates of fascial dehiscence surgeries and larger cages may lead to increased work disability. Increased PI may be associated with less pain after spinal implant removal.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
trauma patients
end stage renal disease
spinal cord
pain management
soft tissue
neuropathic pain
patients undergoing
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
total knee arthroplasty
multiple sclerosis
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
total hip arthroplasty