Open AccessPosterior spinal decompression, stabilization and arthrodesis in Nigerian adults: Profile and outcome
Author(s) -
Olufemi Emmanuel Idowu,
OA Adewole,
AA Majekodunmi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.99832
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , arthrodesis , decompression , spinal disease , implant failure , lumbar , complication , etiology , spinal fusion , implant , radiological weapon , cerebrospinal fluid leak , cerebrospinal fluid , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology
The availability of intraoperative fluoroscopy and improved access to varieties of spinal titanium implants has revived posterior spinal stabilization techniques with their distinct advantages. Our aim is to describe the profile of various spine pathologies requiring subaxial posterior spinal decompression, stabilization (using titanium implants), and arthrodesis, and to determine the rate of postoperative complications and factors affecting outcome.