Treatment of High Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis by Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Structural Fibular Allograft

2016 ◽  
Vol 0 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kern Singh
Keyword(s):  
Interbody Fusion ◽  
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion ◽  
High Grade ◽  
Lumbar Interbody Fusion ◽  
Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

scholarly journals Restoration of sagittal alignment in high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis using the reverse Bohlman technique with anterior lumbar interbody fusion using a hyperlordotic cage at L4–5: illustrative case

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrence Ishmael ◽  
Vincent Arlet ◽  
Harvey Smith
Keyword(s):  
Interbody Fusion ◽  
Spinal Instrumentation ◽  
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
High Grade ◽  
Lumbar Interbody Fusion ◽  
Isthmic Spondylolisthesis ◽  
Interbody Cage ◽  
Circumferential Fusion ◽  
Sagittal Malalignment

BACKGROUND Circumferential fusion with or without reduction is the preferred treatment for high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. Reduction presents significant risk of neurological injury. The authors present one case in which the “reverse Bohlman” technique was used with the addition of a hyperlordotic interbody cage at L4–5 as a means to correct sagittal malalignment while avoiding the reduction of L5 on S1. OBSERVATIONS The patient was a 22-year-old woman with a long-term history of lower back pain and bilateral L5 radiculopathy secondary to high-grade isthmic lumbar spondylolisthesis. She underwent anterior lumbar interbody fusion using the reverse Bohlman technique plus a hyperlordotic interbody cage at L4–5, followed by decompression and posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion from L4 to the pelvis. At 2-year follow-up, she was found to have complete resolution of symptoms with clinical and radiographic evidence of fusion. Her spinopelvic parameters had significantly improved. LESSONS The reverse Bohlman technique with the addition of a hyperlordotic interbody cage at L4–5 is a potential alternative treatment method to correct sagittal malalignment while avoiding possible injury to the L5 nerve roots that can be seen in the reduction of high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis.

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