Quantitative Evaluation of Intraspinal Lumbar Disc Herniation-related Lumbosacral Radiculopathy Before and After Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging.
Journal
Spine
ISSN: 1528-1159
Titre abrégé: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7610646
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Jul 2021
01 Jul 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
6
1
2021
medline:
10
7
2021
entrez:
5
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A prospective study. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) derived parameters of compressed nerve roots at subregions and the corresponding clinical symptoms to evaluate the patients with intraspinal lumbar disc herniation (LDH)-related lumbosacral radiculopathy pre- and postoperatively. It is crucial to explore whether magnetic resonanve imaging (MRI) can quantitatively evaluate intraspinal LDH-related lumbosacral radiculopathy before and after surgery. In all, 66 patients underwent MRI scans and Clinical assessment before and after percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED). Pre- and postoperative findings of the related lumbar disk and nerve tractography were compared with two-way contingency table analysis. The embedded paired t test toolbox was applied to respectively compare the fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of nerves at the symptomatic and asymptomatic sides in three subregions pre- and postoperatively. The correlation of clinical Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scores and FA/ADC values of nerves at three sub-regions was analyzed by stepwise multiple linear regression analysis. The postoperative FA values were significantly higher than the corresponding preoperative values (P < 0.001), while comparable ADC values were found. Using tractography, a notable improvement of compressed nerve was revealed after surgery (61 cases, 92.4%). Additionally, multiple linear regression analysis identified significant associations between JOA scores and FA values of the compressed nerves with the greatest effect at the proximal region. The FA values at subarticular zone can reflect the microstructural changes of the corresponding compressed nerves and well associate with clinical symptoms. Therefore, the DTI parameter FA can be considered an effective tool in clinic to quantitatively evaluate intraspinal LDH-related lumbosacral radiculopathy before and after PTED surgery.Level of Evidence: 3.
Sections du résumé
STUDY DESIGN
METHODS
A prospective study.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) derived parameters of compressed nerve roots at subregions and the corresponding clinical symptoms to evaluate the patients with intraspinal lumbar disc herniation (LDH)-related lumbosacral radiculopathy pre- and postoperatively.
SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA
BACKGROUND
It is crucial to explore whether magnetic resonanve imaging (MRI) can quantitatively evaluate intraspinal LDH-related lumbosacral radiculopathy before and after surgery.
METHODS
METHODS
In all, 66 patients underwent MRI scans and Clinical assessment before and after percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED). Pre- and postoperative findings of the related lumbar disk and nerve tractography were compared with two-way contingency table analysis. The embedded paired t test toolbox was applied to respectively compare the fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of nerves at the symptomatic and asymptomatic sides in three subregions pre- and postoperatively. The correlation of clinical Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scores and FA/ADC values of nerves at three sub-regions was analyzed by stepwise multiple linear regression analysis.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The postoperative FA values were significantly higher than the corresponding preoperative values (P < 0.001), while comparable ADC values were found. Using tractography, a notable improvement of compressed nerve was revealed after surgery (61 cases, 92.4%). Additionally, multiple linear regression analysis identified significant associations between JOA scores and FA values of the compressed nerves with the greatest effect at the proximal region.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The FA values at subarticular zone can reflect the microstructural changes of the corresponding compressed nerves and well associate with clinical symptoms. Therefore, the DTI parameter FA can be considered an effective tool in clinic to quantitatively evaluate intraspinal LDH-related lumbosacral radiculopathy before and after PTED surgery.Level of Evidence: 3.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33399366
doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003925
pii: 00007632-202107010-00010
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Langues
eng
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