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TRANSFORAMINAL INTERSOMATIC LUMBAR ARTHRODESIS: COMPARISON BETWEEN AUTOGRAFT AND CAGE IN PEEK
Renato Scapucin Sorpreso1, DÉlio EulÁlio Martins1,2, Michel Kanas1,2
1Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Paulista School of Medicine, Sports Traumatology Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
To compare the postoperative outcomes of transforaminal intersomatic lumbar arthrodesis with structured iliac bone autograft and PEEK device.
Methods:
The total of 93 medical records of patients undergoing transforaminal intersomatic fusion between January 2012 and July 2017 with at least 1 year of postoperative follow-up, with complete medical record, containing clinical file and radiological exams, were reviewed.
Results:
From the medical records evaluated, 48 patients underwent the procedure with structured iliac autograft (group 1) and 45 with PEEK device (group 2). There was an improvement in functional capacity in both groups (p < 0.001), however there was no difference when comparing them (p = 0.591).
Conclusion:
The postoperative clinical and radiological results of lumbar arthrodesis with TLIF technique, using a structured iliac bone autograft compared to a PEEK device, were similar. Level of Evidence II, Retrospective study.
