Degenerative disc disease and isthmic spondylolisthesis have similar outcomes after L5-S1 anterior lumbar interbody fusion
Despite inferior preoperative and final postoperative scores, patients with DDD experienced similar clinical improvement and outcomes after L5-S1 ALIF compared to patients with IS. Moreover, DDD patients were equally likely as IS patients to achieve MCID at final follow-up, suggesting that ALIF is an effective treatment option for both conditions.
Authors
- Sapan D. Gandhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9250-1421)
- Bryce A. Basques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7745-8701)
- Samuel S. Rudisill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-4395)
- Frank M. Phillips
- Alejandro Perez‐Albela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9057-4844)
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111207
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47