Total lumbar disc replacement vs. lumbar fusion: 5 key notes on revision rates
BY ADMIN / WEDNESDAY, 27 JANUARY 2016 /
A new study published in Spine
examines complications and subsequent surgeries after lumbar total disc
replacement and lumbar fusion.
The researchers examined the
California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development discharge
database. Patients age 18 to 65 who underwent lumbar total disc replacement and
lumbar fusion for degenerative disc disease from 2004 to 2010 were included in
the study.
There were 52,877 patients included in
the study. The researchers found:
1. Wound complications were more
common after lumbar fusion — 1.3 percent — than disc arthroplasty — 0.25
percent.
2. The subsequent lumbar surgery 90
days after the primary surgery were lower with total disc replacement — 2.94
percent — compared with 4 percent for lumbar fusion.
3. One year after surgery, the
revision rate for disc replacement was 3.46 percent, compared with 4.78 percent
for lumbar fusion patients.
4. At three and five years after
surgery, there were similar revision rates and subsequent surgery numbers
between the two groups.
5. The researchers concluded, “Lumbar
TDA may be associated with fewer acute infections, thought this may be
approach-related and unrelated to the device itself.”
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