Unilateral Pedicular Fixation and Transforaminal lumbar Interbody Fusion in the treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease

Abstract

Introduction: For a couple of decades particularly, both the increase in average age throughout the world and the developments in diagnostic technologies have gradually increased the importance of lumbar degenerative diseases in the practice of neurosurgery. Aim of the Work: The aim of this work is to evaluate the role of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with a single oblique cage and unilateral pedicular fixation in the treatment of degenerative lumbar disc disease . The results were recorded, tabulated & finally analyzed. Patients & Methods: This prospective study included thirty patients with degenerative lumbar disc diseases treated by lumbar interbody fusion using unilateral pedicular fixation.