Review Article

Controversies about Interspinous Process Devices in the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spine Diseases: Past, Present, and Future

Table 3

Relevant clinical studies on interspinous devices.

Author Device Year Cases Study Follow up Results

Zucherman et al. [36]X-Stop 2004 191 Prospective comparative 12 months Good outcome (implant group 59%/control 12%)

Lee et al. [35]X-Stop 2004 10 Prospective noncomparative 11 months Satisfaction 70%

Zucherman et al. [38]X-Stop 2005 191 Prospective comparative 24 months Good outcome in implant group

Anderson et al. [69]X-Stop 2006 75 Prospective comparative 24 months Good outcome (implant group 63%/control 13%)

Kondrashov et al. [40]X-Stop 2006 18 Prospective noncomparative 51 months Good outcome 78%

Hsu et al. [39]X-Stop 2006 191 Prospective comparative 24 months Better outcome in implant group

Taylor et al. [70]Diam 2007 104 Retrospective noncomparative 18 months Analgesic reduced in 63.1%

Kim et al. [62]Diam 2007 62 Retrospective noncomparative 12 months Improvement in pain scores

Siddiqui et al. [45]X-Stop 2007 40 Prospective noncomparative 12 months Reoperation 8%; satisfied 71%

Kong et al. [61]Coflex 2007 42 Retrospective-prospective comparative 12 months Clinical improvement in both groups

Verhoof et al. [71]X-Stop 2008 12 Retrospective noncomparative 30 months Reoperation 58%

Sénégas et al. [72]Wallis 2009 107 Retrospective noncomparative 13 years Good outcome 80%; reoperation 20%

Kuchta et al. [73]X-Stop 2009 175 Prospective noncomparative 24 months VAS and ODI decreased 39% and 20.3%

Sobottke et al. [31]X-Stop 2009 129 Retrospective noncomparative 10 months Good symptom control

Barbagallo et al. [74]X-Stop 2009 69 Retrospective noncomparative 23 months Reoperation of 7 cases

Richter et al. [75]Coflex 2010 60 Prospective comparative 12 months No differences

Galarza et al. [30]Aperius 2010 40 Prospective noncomparative 12 months Satisfaction 90%

van Meirhaeghe et al. [76]Aperius 2013 156 Prospective noncomparative 12 months High clinical improvement in 58%;
reoperation 9%

Surace et al. [77]Aperius 2013 37 Retrospective noncomparative 18 months VAS and ODI decreased 5% and 26%;
reoperation 5.6%