Table 1

Patient data

Patient No.Levels fusedDynamic rod (index) levelDiagnosisPrior surgeryComplicationsFollow-up completed
1L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L4-5
Spondylolisthesis at L4-5
Spondylosis at L4-5
Dural tear24 mo
2L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5 L5-S1
HNP at L5-S1
Stenosis at L5-S1
L5-S1 right hemilaminectomy and discectomyReflex sympathetic dystrophy12 mo
3L4-5L3-4DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
Stenosis at L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1
Synovial cyst, I&D, converted to fusion24 mo
4L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L4-5, L5-S1
Stenosis at L4-5
Segmental kyphosis at L4-512 mo
5L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L4-5, L5-S1
Screw lucency at L424 mo
6L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L5-S1
Spondylolisthesis at L5-S1
Stenosis at L5-S1
L5 laminectomyI&D24 mo
7L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L4-5, L5-S1
Stenosis at L4-5, L5-S1
24 mo
8L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L4-5
Stenosis at L4-5, L5-S1
I&D12 mo
9L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L4-5
Stenosis at L4-5
24 mo
10L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L4-5
Stenosis at L4-5
12 mo
11L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
Stenosis at L4-5
Radicular pain, reoperated24 mo
12L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
Stenosis at L2-3, L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1
Spondylolysis at L4-5
Screw loosening at L4 and L524 mo
13L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
Spondylolisthesis at L5-S1
Pseudarthrosis, screw loosening at L4 and L5, converted to fusion24 mo
14L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L5-S1
Stenosis at L4-5, L5-S1
12 mo
15L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
Stenosis at L5-S1
24 mo
16L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L4-5
24 mo
17L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S124 mo
18L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L5-S1
Re-herniated disc at L4-524 mo
19L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
Spondylolisthesis at L5-S1
Stenosis at L4-5
24 mo
20L4-5, L5-S1L3-4DDD at L3-4, L4-5, L5-S124 mo
21L4-5, L5-S1L3-4DDD at L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L3-4
Stenosis at L3-4, L4-5
L4-5 left hemilaminectomy12 mo
22L4-5L3-4DDD at L3-4, L4-5
HNP at L3-4, L4-5
Stenosis at L2-3, L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1
L4-5 laminectomy24 mo
23L4-5L3-4DDD at L3-4, L4-5
Spondylolisthesis at L3-4
Stenosis at L4-5
24 mo
24L4-5, L5-S1L3-4DDD at L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L3-4
Stenosis at L2-3 L3-4, L4-5 L5-S1
L4-5, L5-S1 laminectomy and discectomy
25L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1L2-3DDD at L2-3, L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1
Stenosis at L2-3, L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1
L3-S1 spinal fusion
26L4-5, L5-S1L3-4DDD at L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1
HNP at L4-5, L5-S1
L4-5, L5-S1 right hemilaminectomy and discectomy24 mo
27L4-5L3-4DDD at L3-4, L4-5
Spondylolisthesis at L4-5
24 mo
28L5-S1L4-5DDD at L4-5, L5-S1
Spondylolisthesis at L5-S1
Spondylolysis at L4-5
24 mo