Posterior Transpedicular Dynamic Systems in the Treatment of Chronic Lumbar Instability

Posterior Transpedicular Dynamic Systems in the Treatment of Chronic Lumbar Instability

1 Department of Neurosurgery, Koc University Medical School, Sariyer, 34450 Istanbul, Turkey 2 Engineering Center for Orthopaedic Research Excellence (E-CORE), Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery, Colleges of Engineering and Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA 3Departments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Spine...

posteRIoR peRCutAneous tRAnspeDICulAR luMbAR DynAMIC stAbIlIzAtIon

Low back pain is described as a deep pain surrounding the waist in a “belt style,” frequently seen in the midline, but which may spread to the hips and upper thighs. In recent years, degenerative disc disease has been observed as the most important result of low back pain. Tearing of the disc capsule, including nerve root irritation from the chemical substances that are expelled (chemical nocic...

Posterior Percutaneous Transpedicular Lumbar Dynamic Stabilization

A Rehabilitation Protocol for Patients with Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease Treated with Posterior Transpedicular Dynamic Stabilization.

AIM To evaluate the efficacy of the rehabilitation protocol on patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease after posterior transpedicular dynamic stabilization (PTDS) surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients (n=50) with single level lumbar degenerative disc disease were recruited for this study. Patients had PTDS surgery with hinged screws. A rehabilitation program was applied for all patien...

Clinical outcomes after posterior dynamic transpedicular stabilization with limited lumbar discectomy: Carragee classification system for lumbar disc herniations

BACKGROUND The observed rate of recurrent disc herniation after limited posterior lumbar discectomy is highest in patients with posterior wide annular defects, according to the Carragee classification of type II (fragment-defect) disc hernia. Although the recurrent herniation rate is lower in both type III (fragment-contained) and type IV (no fragment-contained) patients, recurrent persistent s...