A comparative cadaveric biomechanical study of bilateral FacetFuse® transfacet pedicle screws versus bilateral or unilateral pedicle screw-rod construct
Bilateral TFPS demonstrated superior immediate stability than unilateral PSR and was an equivalent substitute to bilateral PSR constructs at the L5-S1 disc level. Further clinical investigations are necessary to validate these results and ascertain the long-term outcomes and advantages associated with the use of bilateral TFPS as an alternative construct. Our findings showed that bilateral TFPS could potentially reduce the number of required pedicle screws while achieving comparable stability in lumbar fusion procedures.
Authors
- Roger D. Sung
- Kingsley R. Chin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2650-0229)
- Josue P. Gabriel
- Craig S. Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6655-719X)
- Carl A. Bruce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-946X)
- Jason Seale
- Steven Anagnost
- Vivek Kushwaha
- Vito Loré
- Neil R. Crawford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2919-2053)
- Warren D. Yu
Institutions
- Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (US)
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (US)
- Florida International University (US)
- University of the West Indies (JM)
- University of Technology, Jamaica (JM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Spine Surgery
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jss-24-10
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57