REVISION SURGERIES FOR DEGENERATIVE SPINE DISEASES
Abstract
The tactics of surgery in patients previously operated on the lumbar spine is presented in the article. The causes of failure after primary intervention, the outcomes of revision surgeries and factors affecting their results are indicated. 106 revision surgeries in patients with spine degenerative diseases have been performed. Good results were achieved in 75 patients (71.0 %), satisfactory - in 27 (25.2 %), and unsatisfactory - in 4 patients (3.8 %). In 96 cases mini-ALIF was applied, in 7 cases - circumferential spinal fusion and in 3 cases - posterior decompression and transpedicular fixation. The author considers that positive result in patients without evident epidural fibrosis can be achieved by radical surgery with application of low invasive techniques.
About the Author
Vladimir Valentinovich Dotsenko
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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For citations:
Dotsenko V.V. REVISION SURGERIES FOR DEGENERATIVE SPINE DISEASES. Russian Journal of Spine Surgery (Khirurgiya Pozvonochnika). 2004;(4):63-67. (In Russ.)
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