PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Errico, Thomas J.
AU  - Kamerlink, Jonathan R.
AU  - Quirno, Martin
AU  - Samani, Jacques
AU  - Chomiak, Robert J.
TI  - Survivorship of coflex Interlaminar-Interspinous Implant
AID  - 10.1016/SASJ-2008-0027-RR
DP  - 2009 Jan 01
TA  - International Journal of Spine Surgery
PG  - 59--67
VI  - 3
IP  - 2
4099  - https://www.ijssurgery.com/content/3/2/59.short
4100  - https://www.ijssurgery.com/content/3/2/59.full
SO  - Int J Spine Surg2009 Jan 01; 3
AB  - Background The purpose of this study was to determine the indications for implantation of the coflex device (Paradigm Spine, LLC, New York, New York), assess long-term complications, and evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes of patients.Methods A total of 127 patients underwent placement of a coflex implant for various indications by one orthopaedic spine surgeon. The mean follow-up was 6.3 years. The original indications for implantation were determined based upon the data provided in the case report forms. Preoperatively and postoperatively, patients were asked to grade their low-back and leg pain using the visual analog scale (VAS) and the pain severity scale: no pain (0), mild pain (1), moderate pain (2), or severe pain (3). Patients were queried about their satisfaction with the surgical procedure. Follow-up radiographs were taken to determine any device-related issues.Results The most prevalent diagnoses for implantation were spinal stenosis (19.7%) and spinal stenosis with lumbar disc herniation (35.4%). The mean severity of low-back pain was decreased by 33% (from moderate to mild) at the 2-year follow-up (P < .001) and at the 5-year follow-up (from moderate to mild, P < .001). The mean severity of leg pain was decreased by 66% (from severe to mild) at the 2-year follow-up (P < .001) and at the 5-year follow-up (from severe to mild, P < .001). At the mean follow-up period of 6.3 years, a patient satisfaction query demonstrated that 7% were unsatisfied, 46% were satisfied, and 46% were very satisfied with their clinical outcome. Based on the follow-up radiographs, 92 of patients had no devicerelated issues and 8% had device-related issues.Conclusion The data provided have demonstrated that the coflex implant provides pain relief for patients with low-back pain and leg pain. The most common indications for implantation were spinal stenosis and spinal stenosis with lumbar disc herniation. There were very few device-related complications.Clinical Significance Using coflex is a safe and viable option in the selection of instrumentation for spinal stabilization.