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Retrospective Review of Anterior and Posterior Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Instrumented Arthrodesis Surgeries

Completed
Conditions
Spinal Condition
Registration Number
NCT01978847
Lead Sponsor
H Francis Farhadi, MD, PhD
Brief Summary

Retrospective review will allow for an evaluation of potential patient- or procedure-related factors that are associated with the development of either radiologic or clinical adjacent-segment pathology.

Detailed Description

Spinal arthrodesis can be performed through either anterior, posterior, or lateral approaches for a variety of traumatic, degenerative, or deformity conditions. In recent years, the development of more sophisticated segmental instrumentation techniques and hardware has allowed for incorporation of multiple spinal levels in single settings. The long-term consequences for spinal motion segments adjacent to such fusions remain unknown.

The investigators propose to undertake a retrospective case study analysis evaluating both radiologic and clinical parameters indicative of adjacent-segment pathology in patients who have undergone instrumented arthrodesis procedures at Ohio State University, performed by either Dr. Francis Farhadi, James B. Elder, or Gary Rea.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria
  • Must have had a Spinal arthrodesis procedure at Ohio State University
Exclusion Criteria
  • NA

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The number of patients with radiologic evidence of fusion5 years

Radiologic review will include X-Rays, CT, and MRI at pre-surgery, as well as X-rays at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months post-operatively.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The number of patient with clinical evidences of fusions5 years

examples of clinical measurement are Pain Scores and the Visual Analog Scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Ohio State Unviersity

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

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