Radiographic Analysis of the Spinopelvic Parameters Obtained With an Anterior TLIF Device. Multicenter Study

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Enrique Augusto Gobbi
Máximo de Zavalía
Felipe Lanari Zubiaur
Ricardo Berjano
Facundo Ortiz
Pablo Zuliani
Rodrigo Pons Belmonte

Abstract

Objective: To report the results obtained according to the position of an anterior TLIF device.
Materials and Methods: Multicenter, observational, analytical, cross-sectional, retrospective recovery study. We evaluated the pre and post-operative spinopelvic parameters of the spinograms of 20 patients who underwent surgery between September 2019 and August 2021. Patients who had undergone lumbar arthrodesis with an anterior TLIF implant were included, whereas patients without a pre or post-surgical spinogram and more than one device were excluded.
Results: The mean monosegmental lordosis was 13.33° preoperatively and 18.81° postoperatively (p <0.001). The mean monosegmental lordosis was 7.32°, 2.95°, and 6.24° for positions I, II, and III, respectively. The mean disc height was 6.22 mm for the preoperative period and 11.06 mm for the postoperative period (p >0.001).
Conclusion: We found encouraging results on the placement of this type of device and its relationship with segmental lordosis, understanding the importance of its placement at the anterior end of the disc space.
Level of Evidence: IV

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Gobbi, E. A., de Zavalía, M., Lanari Zubiaur, F., Berjano, R., Ortiz, F., Zuliani, P., & Pons Belmonte, R. (2022). Radiographic Analysis of the Spinopelvic Parameters Obtained With an Anterior TLIF Device. Multicenter Study. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 87(6), 748-755. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2022.87.6.1460
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Enrique Augusto Gobbi, CEMIC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Grupo Médico Vertebral, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

CEMIC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Grupo Médico Vertebral, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Máximo de Zavalía, CEMIC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Grupo Médico Vertebral, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

CEMIC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Grupo Médico Vertebral, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Felipe Lanari Zubiaur, Grupo Médico Vertebral, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Grupo Médico Vertebral, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ricardo Berjano, Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital “Guillermo Rawson”, San Juan, Argentina

Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital “Guillermo Rawson”, San Juan, Argentina

Facundo Ortiz, Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital “Guillermo Rawson”, San Juan, Argentina

Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital “Guillermo Rawson”, San Juan, Argentina

Pablo Zuliani, Cirugía de Columna, Hospital “Dr. Marcial Quiroga”, San Juan, Argentina

Cirugía de Columna, Hospital “Dr. Marcial Quiroga”, San Juan, Argentina

Rodrigo Pons Belmonte, Cirugía de Columna, Hospital “Dr. Marcial Quiroga”, San Juan, Argentina. Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Sanatorio Argentino, San Juan, Argentina

Cirugía de Columna, Hospital “Dr. Marcial Quiroga”, San Juan, Argentina Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Sanatorio Argentino, San Juan, Argentina

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