COMPARATIVE BIOMECHANICAL STUDY OF AUTOMATED PERCUTANEOUS LUMBAR DISKECTOMY (APLD) AND OPEN DISKECTOMY

Authors
STEFFEN R NOLTE LP VISARIUS H
Citation
R. Steffen et al., COMPARATIVE BIOMECHANICAL STUDY OF AUTOMATED PERCUTANEOUS LUMBAR DISKECTOMY (APLD) AND OPEN DISKECTOMY, Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Ihre Grenzgebiete, 131(3), 1993, pp. 234-240
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Ihre Grenzgebiete → ACNP
ISSN journal
00443220
Volume
131
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
234 - 240
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-3220(1993)131:3<234:CBSOAP>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
APLD is considered as the last step of conservative treatment for lumb ar disc herniation assuming that a negative biomechanical effect of AP LD is not expected. Biomechanical effects of APLD were investigated in comparison to open discectomy. APLD decreased disc height less than o pen discectomy and increased instability and flexibility less. The pos ition of the center of rotation was not significantly altered.