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Posterior Decompression and Fixation for Thoracic Spine Ossification: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the thoracic spine (T-OPLL) causes symptoms including leg and back pain, and motor and sensory deficits. This study retrospectively reviewed 32 patients who initially underwent posterior decompression with instrumented fusion (PDF) for T-OPLL be...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10488937/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37685772 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12175701 |
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author | Maruyama, Juntaro Furuya, Takeo Maki, Satoshi Inoue, Takaki Yunde, Atsushi Miura, Masataka Shiratani, Yuki Nagashima, Yuki Shiga, Yasuhiro Inage, Kazuhide Eguchi, Yawara Orita, Sumihisa Takahashi, Hiroshi Koda, Masao Yamazaki, Masashi Ohtori, Seiji |
author_facet | Maruyama, Juntaro Furuya, Takeo Maki, Satoshi Inoue, Takaki Yunde, Atsushi Miura, Masataka Shiratani, Yuki Nagashima, Yuki Shiga, Yasuhiro Inage, Kazuhide Eguchi, Yawara Orita, Sumihisa Takahashi, Hiroshi Koda, Masao Yamazaki, Masashi Ohtori, Seiji |
author_sort | Maruyama, Juntaro |
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description | Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the thoracic spine (T-OPLL) causes symptoms including leg and back pain, and motor and sensory deficits. This study retrospectively reviewed 32 patients who initially underwent posterior decompression with instrumented fusion (PDF) for T-OPLL between 2001 and 2012, with 20 qualifying for the final analysis after applying exclusion criteria. Exclusions included unknown preoperative neurological findings, follow-up less than 10 years, or prior spinal surgeries at other levels. Outcomes were assessed using the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score, recovery rate, and kyphotic angle. The average preoperative JOA score of 3.6 improved to 7.4 at 1 year post-surgery and remained at 7.4 at 10 years, with a recovery rate of 52%. The kyphotic angle at T4–12 increased from 26 degrees preoperatively to 29 degrees postoperatively and to 37 degrees at 10 years. At the fused levels, the angle remained at 26 degrees immediately post-operation and increased to 32 degrees at 10 years. Forty percent of patients required additional surgery, primarily for conditions related to cervical OPLL, such as myelopathy, or lumbar OPLL, such as radiculopathy, or cauda equina syndrome. In conclusion, PDF effectively reduces T-OPLL symptoms over the long term, but the high rate of additional surgeries calls for careful patient follow-up. |
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spelling | pubmed-104889372023-09-09 Posterior Decompression and Fixation for Thoracic Spine Ossification: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study Maruyama, Juntaro Furuya, Takeo Maki, Satoshi Inoue, Takaki Yunde, Atsushi Miura, Masataka Shiratani, Yuki Nagashima, Yuki Shiga, Yasuhiro Inage, Kazuhide Eguchi, Yawara Orita, Sumihisa Takahashi, Hiroshi Koda, Masao Yamazaki, Masashi Ohtori, Seiji J Clin Med Article Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the thoracic spine (T-OPLL) causes symptoms including leg and back pain, and motor and sensory deficits. This study retrospectively reviewed 32 patients who initially underwent posterior decompression with instrumented fusion (PDF) for T-OPLL between 2001 and 2012, with 20 qualifying for the final analysis after applying exclusion criteria. Exclusions included unknown preoperative neurological findings, follow-up less than 10 years, or prior spinal surgeries at other levels. Outcomes were assessed using the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score, recovery rate, and kyphotic angle. The average preoperative JOA score of 3.6 improved to 7.4 at 1 year post-surgery and remained at 7.4 at 10 years, with a recovery rate of 52%. The kyphotic angle at T4–12 increased from 26 degrees preoperatively to 29 degrees postoperatively and to 37 degrees at 10 years. At the fused levels, the angle remained at 26 degrees immediately post-operation and increased to 32 degrees at 10 years. Forty percent of patients required additional surgery, primarily for conditions related to cervical OPLL, such as myelopathy, or lumbar OPLL, such as radiculopathy, or cauda equina syndrome. In conclusion, PDF effectively reduces T-OPLL symptoms over the long term, but the high rate of additional surgeries calls for careful patient follow-up. MDPI 2023-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC10488937/ /pubmed/37685772 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12175701 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Maruyama, Juntaro Furuya, Takeo Maki, Satoshi Inoue, Takaki Yunde, Atsushi Miura, Masataka Shiratani, Yuki Nagashima, Yuki Shiga, Yasuhiro Inage, Kazuhide Eguchi, Yawara Orita, Sumihisa Takahashi, Hiroshi Koda, Masao Yamazaki, Masashi Ohtori, Seiji Posterior Decompression and Fixation for Thoracic Spine Ossification: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study |
title | Posterior Decompression and Fixation for Thoracic Spine Ossification: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study |
title_full | Posterior Decompression and Fixation for Thoracic Spine Ossification: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study |
title_fullStr | Posterior Decompression and Fixation for Thoracic Spine Ossification: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Posterior Decompression and Fixation for Thoracic Spine Ossification: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study |
title_short | Posterior Decompression and Fixation for Thoracic Spine Ossification: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study |
title_sort | posterior decompression and fixation for thoracic spine ossification: a 10-year follow-up study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10488937/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37685772 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12175701 |
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