It was reported that on (b)(6) 2009 the patient was pre-operatively diagnosed with spondylolisthesis, l4-5, grade two.Foraminal stenosis, l4-5, severe bilaterally.Lumbar radiculopathy and underwent the following procedures: bilateral complete laminectomy, l4-5 including completing facetectomy, l4-5 bilaterally for decompression of the thecal sac and roots.Complete discectomy at l4-5.Posterior lumbar interbody arthrodesis at l4-5 using a modular peek spacer, interbody device packed with bone morphogenic protein.Open reduction of spondylolisthesis.Posterior instrumented fusion l4-5, using the screw system.Posterolateral arthrodesis l4-5 using morselized autograft as well as with constituted bone morphogenic protein.Harvesting of morselized autograft via the same incision.As per the op-notes: ¿a 10mm x 20mm x 0 degree modular peek spacer was selected.This was the packed full of allograft that had been reconstituted with bone morphogenic protein¿.A high speed drill was used to decorticate the transverse processes of l4 and l5 bilaterally and a posterolateral arthrodesis was accomplished using morselized autograft, as well as the remaining vitoss ba reconstituted bone morphogenic protein.¿ post operatively the patient reported back pain and underwent a revision surgery in (b)(6) 2014.
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