Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (24): 3895-3900.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1267

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Dynesys dynamic internal fixation for treating lumbar degenerative diseases: relationship between biomechanical characteristics and adjacent segment degeneration

Huang Daoyu
  

  1. Department of Orthopedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Online:2019-08-28 Published:2019-08-28
  • About author:Huang Daoyu, Master, Physician, Department of Orthopedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: With the innovation on the internal fixation technique of lumbar vertebrae, the Dynesys system is another choice for treating degenerative diseases of lumbar spine. It is one of the most common non-fusion techniques in clinical application. Dynesys dynamic internal fixation system is to maintain the stability of the spine, to retain the physiological activity of the fixed segment, and prevent the adjacent segment degeneration, but its effect on the adjacent segment is still unknown.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the research status and clinical treatments of the lumbar degenerative diseases in Dynesys internal fixation.
METHODS: PubMed database was retrieved using the keywords of “lumbar degenerative disease, treatment/therapy, Dynesys dynamic stabilization system/Dynesys” for the articles published between 2002 and 2018. The biomechanics, clinical efficacy and adjacent segment degeneration of the lumbar spine were recorded after reading the retrieved literature.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Dynesys dynamic stabilization system, as the most widely used non-fusion technology, which can obtain similar clinical efficacy with fusion. (2) Existing evidence shows that Dynesys internal fixation can maintain spinal stability, preserve partial motion of diseased vertebral segments, and reduce the load of facet joints and intervertebral disk pressure. (3) During long-term follow-up, complications such as screw loosening and poor correction of lumbar lordosis often occur after Dynesys internal fixation. (4) In addition, whether the degeneration of adjacent segments after rigid fixation is a natural development process or the role of internal fixation remains controversial. Long-term follow-up and large-sample studies are needed to clarify the mechanism.

Key words: dynamic stabilization system, Dynesys, lumbar vertebrae, non-fusion, degenerative diseases, internal fixation, biomechanics, adjacent segment degeneration

CLC Number: 

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R459.9