Indirect Decompression on MRI Chronologically Progresses After Immediate Postlateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: The Results From a Minimum of 2 Years Follow-Up.
Aged
Back Pain
/ etiology
Decompression, Surgical
/ methods
Dura Mater
/ diagnostic imaging
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Displacement
/ diagnostic imaging
Ligamentum Flavum
/ diagnostic imaging
Lumbar Vertebrae
/ surgery
Lumbosacral Region
/ surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Neurosurgical Procedures
Pain Measurement
Postoperative Period
Prospective Studies
Spinal Fusion
/ methods
Spinal Stenosis
/ diagnostic imaging
Journal
Spine
ISSN: 1528-1159
Titre abrégé: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7610646
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Dec 2019
15 Dec 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
1
8
2019
medline:
5
3
2020
entrez:
1
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
MINI: On magnetic resonance imaging, indirect decompression using lateral lumbar interbody fusion and posterior fixation was confirmed immediately after surgery and also continuously progressed after surgery, particularly during the first 6 months. Thecal sac enlargement was also confirmed, and is suspected to be caused by the atrophy of the ligamentum flavum and the disc. A prospective cohort study. The aim of this study was to investigate radiographical changes related to indirect decompression using lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with posterior fixation. Indirect lumbar decompression via LLIF is used to treat degenerative lumbar diseases requiring neural decompression. Although evidence suggests that thecal sac enlargement follows shortly after surgery, few studies have described the postoperative changes on MRIs. This study involved 102 patients who underwent indirect decompression at 136 levels, with LLIF and posterior fixation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs) were collected preoperatively and several times postoperatively (over a 2-year period starting immediately after surgery). We then quantified the cross-sectional areas of the thecal sac and ligamentum flavum, as well as the anteroposterior diameter of disc bulging, and qualitatively assessed lumbar spinal stenosis according to a modified version of Schizas' classification [Grades A (mild) to C (severe)]. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) was used for the assessment of the clinical symptoms. All changes were observable immediately after surgery, progressed over time, and were significantly different statistically at 2 years after surgery. The thecal sac was significantly larger (189% of preoperative; P < 0.0001), while the ligamentum flavum and disc bulge were significantly smaller [58.9% and 67.3% of preoperative (P < 0.001), respectively]. The number of patients with grade C (severe) lumbar stenosis also dropped significantly (preoperative, 17.6%; 2 years postoperative, 0%). There were no significant differences in JOABPEQ results at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years postsurgery. Indirect decompression produces immediate positive results that continue to improve over time. The cross-sectional area of the thecal sac doubled by 2 years after surgery, and the ligamentum flavum cross-sectional area and disc bulging both shrank significantly. At the same time, however, postoperative radiographical improvements do not appear to correlate with clinical symptoms. 3. A prospective cohort study. The aim of this study was to investigate radiographical changes related to indirect decompression using lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with posterior fixation. Indirect lumbar decompression via LLIF is used to treat degenerative lumbar diseases requiring neural decompression. Although evidence suggests that thecal sac enlargement follows shortly after surgery, few studies have described the postoperative changes on MRIs. This study involved 102 patients who underwent indirect decompression at 136 levels, with LLIF and posterior fixation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs) were collected preoperatively and several times postoperatively (over a 2-year period starting immediately after surgery). We then quantified the cross-sectional areas of the thecal sac and ligamentum flavum, as well as the anteroposterior diameter of disc bulging, and qualitatively assessed lumbar spinal stenosis according to a modified version of Schizas’ classification [Grades A (mild) to C (severe)]. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) was used for the assessment of the clinical symptoms. All changes were observable immediately after surgery, progressed over time, and were significantly different statistically at 2 years after surgery. The thecal sac was significantly larger (189% of preoperative; P < 0.0001), while the ligamentum flavum and disc bulge were significantly smaller [58.9% and 67.3% of preoperative (P < 0.001), respectively]. The number of patients with grade C (severe) lumbar stenosis also dropped significantly (preoperative, 17.6%; 2 years postoperative, 0%). There were no significant differences in JOABPEQ results at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years postsurgery. Indirect decompression produces immediate positive results that continue to improve over time. The cross-sectional area of the thecal sac doubled by 2 years after surgery, and the ligamentum flavum cross-sectional area and disc bulging both shrank significantly. At the same time, however, postoperative radiographical improvements do not appear to correlate with clinical symptoms. Level of Evidence: 3.
Sections du résumé
MINI: On magnetic resonance imaging, indirect decompression using lateral lumbar interbody fusion and posterior fixation was confirmed immediately after surgery and also continuously progressed after surgery, particularly during the first 6 months. Thecal sac enlargement was also confirmed, and is suspected to be caused by the atrophy of the ligamentum flavum and the disc.
STUDY DESIGN
METHODS
A prospective cohort study.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to investigate radiographical changes related to indirect decompression using lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with posterior fixation.
SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA
BACKGROUND
Indirect lumbar decompression via LLIF is used to treat degenerative lumbar diseases requiring neural decompression. Although evidence suggests that thecal sac enlargement follows shortly after surgery, few studies have described the postoperative changes on MRIs.
METHODS
METHODS
This study involved 102 patients who underwent indirect decompression at 136 levels, with LLIF and posterior fixation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs) were collected preoperatively and several times postoperatively (over a 2-year period starting immediately after surgery). We then quantified the cross-sectional areas of the thecal sac and ligamentum flavum, as well as the anteroposterior diameter of disc bulging, and qualitatively assessed lumbar spinal stenosis according to a modified version of Schizas' classification [Grades A (mild) to C (severe)]. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) was used for the assessment of the clinical symptoms.
RESULTS
RESULTS
All changes were observable immediately after surgery, progressed over time, and were significantly different statistically at 2 years after surgery. The thecal sac was significantly larger (189% of preoperative; P < 0.0001), while the ligamentum flavum and disc bulge were significantly smaller [58.9% and 67.3% of preoperative (P < 0.001), respectively]. The number of patients with grade C (severe) lumbar stenosis also dropped significantly (preoperative, 17.6%; 2 years postoperative, 0%). There were no significant differences in JOABPEQ results at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years postsurgery.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Indirect decompression produces immediate positive results that continue to improve over time. The cross-sectional area of the thecal sac doubled by 2 years after surgery, and the ligamentum flavum cross-sectional area and disc bulging both shrank significantly. At the same time, however, postoperative radiographical improvements do not appear to correlate with clinical symptoms.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
METHODS
3.
A prospective cohort study. The aim of this study was to investigate radiographical changes related to indirect decompression using lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with posterior fixation. Indirect lumbar decompression via LLIF is used to treat degenerative lumbar diseases requiring neural decompression. Although evidence suggests that thecal sac enlargement follows shortly after surgery, few studies have described the postoperative changes on MRIs. This study involved 102 patients who underwent indirect decompression at 136 levels, with LLIF and posterior fixation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs) were collected preoperatively and several times postoperatively (over a 2-year period starting immediately after surgery). We then quantified the cross-sectional areas of the thecal sac and ligamentum flavum, as well as the anteroposterior diameter of disc bulging, and qualitatively assessed lumbar spinal stenosis according to a modified version of Schizas’ classification [Grades A (mild) to C (severe)]. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) was used for the assessment of the clinical symptoms. All changes were observable immediately after surgery, progressed over time, and were significantly different statistically at 2 years after surgery. The thecal sac was significantly larger (189% of preoperative; P < 0.0001), while the ligamentum flavum and disc bulge were significantly smaller [58.9% and 67.3% of preoperative (P < 0.001), respectively]. The number of patients with grade C (severe) lumbar stenosis also dropped significantly (preoperative, 17.6%; 2 years postoperative, 0%). There were no significant differences in JOABPEQ results at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years postsurgery. Indirect decompression produces immediate positive results that continue to improve over time. The cross-sectional area of the thecal sac doubled by 2 years after surgery, and the ligamentum flavum cross-sectional area and disc bulging both shrank significantly. At the same time, however, postoperative radiographical improvements do not appear to correlate with clinical symptoms. Level of Evidence: 3.
Autres résumés
Type: plain-language-summary
(eng)
A prospective cohort study. The aim of this study was to investigate radiographical changes related to indirect decompression using lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with posterior fixation. Indirect lumbar decompression via LLIF is used to treat degenerative lumbar diseases requiring neural decompression. Although evidence suggests that thecal sac enlargement follows shortly after surgery, few studies have described the postoperative changes on MRIs. This study involved 102 patients who underwent indirect decompression at 136 levels, with LLIF and posterior fixation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs) were collected preoperatively and several times postoperatively (over a 2-year period starting immediately after surgery). We then quantified the cross-sectional areas of the thecal sac and ligamentum flavum, as well as the anteroposterior diameter of disc bulging, and qualitatively assessed lumbar spinal stenosis according to a modified version of Schizas’ classification [Grades A (mild) to C (severe)]. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) was used for the assessment of the clinical symptoms. All changes were observable immediately after surgery, progressed over time, and were significantly different statistically at 2 years after surgery. The thecal sac was significantly larger (189% of preoperative; P < 0.0001), while the ligamentum flavum and disc bulge were significantly smaller [58.9% and 67.3% of preoperative (P < 0.001), respectively]. The number of patients with grade C (severe) lumbar stenosis also dropped significantly (preoperative, 17.6%; 2 years postoperative, 0%). There were no significant differences in JOABPEQ results at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years postsurgery. Indirect decompression produces immediate positive results that continue to improve over time. The cross-sectional area of the thecal sac doubled by 2 years after surgery, and the ligamentum flavum cross-sectional area and disc bulging both shrank significantly. At the same time, however, postoperative radiographical improvements do not appear to correlate with clinical symptoms. Level of Evidence: 3.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31365515
doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003180
pii: 00007632-201912150-00004
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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