Incidence and clinical impact of vertebral endplate changes after limited lumbar microdiscectomy and implantation of a bone-anchored annular closure device

Incidence and clinical impact of vertebral endplate changes after limited lumbar microdiscectomy and implantation of a bone-anchored annular closure device

Abstract Background An annular closure device (ACD) could potentially prevent recurrent herniation by blocking larger annular defects after limited microdiscectomy (LMD). The purpose of this study was to analyze the incidence of endplate changes (EPC) and outcome after LMD with additional implantati...

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Main Authors: Jenny C. Kienzler, Sofia Rey, Oliver Wetzel, Hermien Atassi, Sabrina Bäbler, Felice Burn, Javier Fandino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Disc herniation
Reherniation
Endplate changes
Annular closure device
Polymer mesh
Barricaid®
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-020-01011-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-020-01011-3

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