The European multicenter trial on the safety and efficacy of guided oblique lumbar interbody fusion (GO-LIF).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Because of the implant-related problems with pedicle screw-based spinal instrumentations, other types of fixation have been tried in spinal arthrodesis. One such technique is the direct trans-pedicular, trans-discal screw fixation, pioneered by Grob for spondylolisthesis. The newly developed GO-LIF procedure expands the scope of the Grob technique in several important ways and adds security by means of robotic-assisted navigation. This is the first clinical trial on the GO-LIF procedure and it will assess safety and efficacy.

Methods/design

Multicentric prospective study with n = 40 patients to undergo single level instrumented spinal arthrodesis of the lumbar or the lumbosacral spine, based on a diagnosis of: painful disc degeneration, painful erosive osteochondr

SUBMITTER: Birkenmaier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2944216 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature