Lumbar degenerative disease
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) aged =18 years; (2) presence of a degenerative disease of the lumbar spine with unstable spinal segments, which was confirmed by functional radiograms or having low-grade symptomatic spondylolisthesis; (3) indications for spinal instrumentations were: neurological deficit; claudication; axial and radicular pain syndromes with visual analog scale (VAS) over 4 and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) over 40% resistant to repeated conservative treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with high-grade spondylolisthesis (grades 3 and 4); (2) Evidence of tumor-related lesions of the lumbar spine; (3) Patients with different types of fusion applied on different levels.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pedicle screw loosening; | — |
Countries
China