Review Article

Dynamic Stabilization Adjacent to Fusion versus Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of included studies.

StudyYearCountryStudy typeLoEDevicePatients (F/M)Age (years)Follow-up (months)SegmentsParametersComplications
PLIFDATFPLIFDATF

Herren et al. [19]2018GermanyRCTIDynesys14 (8/6)15 (6/9)61.78 (34-76)60.9 (47-80)37.68 (1.38-72)1-5NAImplant loosening, implant breakage
Aygun et al. [13]2017TurkeyRetroIIICosmic59 (34/25)42 (19/23)791-5RASP, EBL, DSDural tear, radiculopathy, infection, implant loosening, Pseudoarthrosis
Chen et al. [3]2016ChinaRetroIIICoflex88 (34/54)76 (28/48)47.21RASP, VAS, ODI, EBL, DSNA
Lu et al. [20]2015China (Taiwan)RetroIIIDIAM42 (14/28)49 (16/33)41.52-4RASP, CASP, LL, VAS, ODIDural tear, infection, deep vein thrombosis, acute myocardial infarction
Zhu et al. [8]2015ChinaRetroIIIWallis23 (12/11)22 (8/14)241VAS, JOANA
Lee et al. [21]2015KoreaRetroIIIDTO/Nflex10 (5/5)15 (11/4)482RASP, LL, VAS, ODIPseudoarthrosis
Lee et al. [22]2013KoreaRetroIIIDIAM50 (20/30)25 (10/25)46.81RASPNA
Liu et al. [9]2012ChinaRetroIIICoflex48 (20/28)31 (11/20)41.544.6241LL, VAS, JOA, EBL, DSNA
Putzier et al. [23]2010GermanyProIIDynesys30 (16/14)30 (13/17)44.644.976.41RASP, CASP, VAS, ODIImplant loosening, pseudoarthrosis, implant breakage