Interpositional arthroplasty (Jones technique) for the treatment of herniated lumbar disks: a modification of the soft posterior lumbar interbody fusion

Sixty-six patients underwent posterior lumbar interpositional arthroplasty using a combination of calcium sulfate pellets, decompression bone, and autologous growth factors. Patients who underwent this modification of the soft posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) (Jones technique) were evaluated using clinical and radiographic ratings. The Jones technique produced significantly improved clinical pain scores in all patients, reducing back pain by 71% and leg pain by 90%. Furthermore, 93% of patients achieved at least 50% opacity of the disk space area. The Jones technique for the soft PLIF provided reduction of pain and stabilized the disk space height in addition to decreasing morbidity and cost

Keywords : Adult,Aged,Arthroplasty,Back Pain,Body Mass Index,Bone Substitutes,Calcium Sulfate,diagnosis,Female,Growth,Humans,Intervertebral Disc Displacement,Length of Stay,Lumbar Vertebrae,Male,methods,Middle Aged,Pain,Pain Measurement,Postoperative Complications,Spinal Fusion,Spine,surgery,therapeutic use,Treatment Outcome,, Arthroplasty,(Jones,Technique), cost of cortisone injection for back pain

Date of Publication : 2003 May

Authors : Jones SC;Fernau RC;Woeltjen BL;

Organisation : Spine Care, PA, Houston, Tex, USA

Journal of Publication : Orthopedics

Pubmed Link : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12755224

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