Long-term Follow-up of the Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Procedure.

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Procedure

Treatments: Procedure: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion procedure

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01666860

2010/740

Details and patient eligibility

About

During the period 1989-1999, a number of patients underwent an ALIF-procedure. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion procedure (ALIF) is a type of lumbar spinal fusion. The approach of the lumbar region is by incision of the abdominal wall. The intervertebral disc is removed and replaced by a bone graft. These patients form the population of this study. The goal of this study is to evaluate their current medical condition and to determine the clinical outcome.

The clinical result will be stipulated by means of standardized questionnaires (VAS-score, Oswestry low Back Pain Questionnaire and SF-36)

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• An Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion procedure between 1999 and 2005

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

56 participants in 1 patient group

Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion procedure

Treatment:

Procedure: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion procedure