Tender et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:454 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/454 Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patients for publication of this case series and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal. Abbreviations MRI: magnetic resonance imaging. Acknowledgements No funds were received to support the clinical management of patients in this study. Manuscript development was supported, in part, by TranS1, Inc. (Wilmington, NC, USA). TranS1, Inc. had no involvement in the study design; collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; composition of the manuscript; or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. Author details 1Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 2020 Gravier Street, Room 336A, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. 2Miller Scientific Consulting, Inc., 422 Mountain Wasp Drive, Biltmore Lake, NC 28715, USA. 3Jon E. Block, PhD, Inc., 2210 Jackson Street, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA. Authors’ contributions GCT performed the surgeries, collected and interpreted patient data, and was involved in drafting the manuscript. LEM and JEB interpreted patient data and were involved in drafting the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Received: 7 April 2011 Accepted: 12 September 2011 Published: 12 September 2011 References 1. Weinstein JN, Lurie JD, Tosteson TD, Hanscom B, Tosteson AN, Blood EA, Birkmeyer NJ, Hilibrand AS, Herkowitz H, Cammisa FP, Albert TJ, Emery SE, Lenke LG, Abdu WA, Longley M, Errico TJ, Hu SS: Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. N Engl J Med 2007, 356:2257-2270. 2. Weinstein JN, Lurie JD, Tosteson TD, Zhao W, Blood EA, Tosteson AN, Birkmeyer N, Herkowitz H, Longley M, Lenke L, Emery S, Hu SS: Surgical compared with nonoperative treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. four-year results in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) randomized and observational cohorts. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2009, 91:1295-1304. 3. Kim JS, Kang BU, Lee SH, Jung B, Choi YG, Jeon SH, Lee HY: Mini- transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion versus anterior lumbar interbody fusion augmented by percutaneous pedicle screw fixation: a comparison of surgical outcomes in adult low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. J Spinal Disord Tech 2009, 22:114-121. 4. Park P, Foley KT: Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with reduction of spondylolisthesis: technique and outcomes after a minimum of 2 years’ follow-up. Neurosurg Focus 2008, 25:E16. 5. Aryan HE, Newman CB, Gold JJ, Acosta FL Jr, Coover C, Ames CP: Percutaneous axial lumbar interbody fusion (AxiaLIF) of the L5-S1 segment: initial clinical and radiographic experience. Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2008, 51:225-230. 6. Fritzell P, Hagg O, Wessberg P, Nordwall A: 2001 Volvo Award Winner in Clinical Studies: lumbar fusion versus nonsurgical treatment for chronic low back pain: a multicenter randomized controlled trial from the Swedish Lumbar Spine Study Group. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2001, 26:2521-2532, discussion 2532-2524. 7. Marotta N, Cosar M, Pimenta L, Khoo LT: A novel minimally invasive presacral approach and instrumentation technique for anterior L5-S1 Page 6 of 6 intervertebral discectomy and fusion: technical description and case presentations. Neurosurg Focus 2006, 20:E9. 8. Kawakami M, Tamaki T, Ando M, Yamada H, Hashizume H, Yoshida M: Lumbar sagittal balance influences the clinical outcome after decompression and posterolateral spinal fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2002, 27:59-64. 9. Bednar DA: Surgical management of lumbar degenerative spinal stenosis with spondylolisthesis via posterior reduction with minimal laminectomy. J Spinal Disord Tech 2002, 15:105-109. 10. Lee TC: Reduction and stabilization without laminectomy for unstable degenerative spondylolisthesis: a preliminary report. Neurosurgery 1994, 35:1072-1076. 11. Sears W: Posterior lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis: restoration of sagittal balance using insert-and-rotate interbody spacers. Spine J 2005, 5:170-179. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-454 Cite this article as: Tender et al.: Percutaneous pedicle screw reduction and axial presacral lumbar interbody fusion for treatment of lumbosacral spondylolisthesis: A case series. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5:454. Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color ﬁgure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus and Google Scholar • Research which is freely available for redistribution Submit your manuscript at www.biomedcentral.com/submit