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Indirect decompression via oblique lumbar interbody fusion is sufficient for treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis

Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) is a popular technique for the treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal disease. There are no clear guidelines on whether direct posterior decompression (PD) is necessary after OLIF. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the indirect decompressi...

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Autores principales: Tseng, Sheng-Chieh, Lin, Yu-Hsien, Wu, Yun-Che, Shih, Cheng-Min, Chen, Kun-Hui, Lee, Cheng-Hung, Pan, Chien-Chou
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9433985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36061052
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.911514
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author Tseng, Sheng-Chieh
Lin, Yu-Hsien
Wu, Yun-Che
Shih, Cheng-Min
Chen, Kun-Hui
Lee, Cheng-Hung
Pan, Chien-Chou
author_facet Tseng, Sheng-Chieh
Lin, Yu-Hsien
Wu, Yun-Che
Shih, Cheng-Min
Chen, Kun-Hui
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Pan, Chien-Chou
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description Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) is a popular technique for the treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal disease. There are no clear guidelines on whether direct posterior decompression (PD) is necessary after OLIF. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the indirect decompression obtained from OLIF in patients with lumbar foraminal stenosis. We retrospectively reviewed 33 patients who underwent OLIF surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal disease between 1 January 2018, and 30 June 2019. The inclusion criteria included patients who were diagnosed with lumbar foraminal stenosis by preoperative MRI. The exclusion criteria included the presence of central canal stenosis, spinal infection, vertebral fractures, and spinal malignancies. The clinical results, evaluated using the visual analogue scale of back pain (VAS-Back), VAS of leg pain (VAS-Leg), and Oswestry disability index (ODI), were recorded. The radiologic parameters were also measured. The VAS-Back, VAS-Leg, and ODI showed significant improvement in both the PD and non-posterior decompression (Non-PD) groups postoperatively (all, p < 0.05). Patients in the Non-PD group showed better results than those in the PD group in the VAS-Back at 12- and 24 months postoperatively (0.00 vs. 3.00 postoperatively at 12 months, p = 0.030; 0.00 vs. 4.00 postoperatively at 24 months, p = 0.009). In addition, the ODI at 24 months postoperatively showed better improvement in the Non-PD group (8.89 vs. 24.44, p = 0.038). The disc height in both the PD and the Non-PD groups increased significantly postoperatively (all, p < 0.05), but the restoration of foraminal height was significantly different only in the Non-PD group. There was no statistically significant difference in cage position, cage subsidence, fusion grade, or screw loosening between the PD and the Non-PD groups. Indirect decompression via OLIF for lumbar foraminal stenosis showed favorable outcomes. The use of interbody cages and posterior instrumentation was sufficient for relieving symptoms in patients with lumbar foraminal stenosis. Additional direct posterior decompression may deteriorate results in the follow-up period.
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spelling pubmed-94339852022-09-02 Indirect decompression via oblique lumbar interbody fusion is sufficient for treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis Tseng, Sheng-Chieh Lin, Yu-Hsien Wu, Yun-Che Shih, Cheng-Min Chen, Kun-Hui Lee, Cheng-Hung Pan, Chien-Chou Front Surg Surgery Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) is a popular technique for the treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal disease. There are no clear guidelines on whether direct posterior decompression (PD) is necessary after OLIF. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the indirect decompression obtained from OLIF in patients with lumbar foraminal stenosis. We retrospectively reviewed 33 patients who underwent OLIF surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal disease between 1 January 2018, and 30 June 2019. The inclusion criteria included patients who were diagnosed with lumbar foraminal stenosis by preoperative MRI. The exclusion criteria included the presence of central canal stenosis, spinal infection, vertebral fractures, and spinal malignancies. The clinical results, evaluated using the visual analogue scale of back pain (VAS-Back), VAS of leg pain (VAS-Leg), and Oswestry disability index (ODI), were recorded. The radiologic parameters were also measured. The VAS-Back, VAS-Leg, and ODI showed significant improvement in both the PD and non-posterior decompression (Non-PD) groups postoperatively (all, p < 0.05). Patients in the Non-PD group showed better results than those in the PD group in the VAS-Back at 12- and 24 months postoperatively (0.00 vs. 3.00 postoperatively at 12 months, p = 0.030; 0.00 vs. 4.00 postoperatively at 24 months, p = 0.009). In addition, the ODI at 24 months postoperatively showed better improvement in the Non-PD group (8.89 vs. 24.44, p = 0.038). The disc height in both the PD and the Non-PD groups increased significantly postoperatively (all, p < 0.05), but the restoration of foraminal height was significantly different only in the Non-PD group. There was no statistically significant difference in cage position, cage subsidence, fusion grade, or screw loosening between the PD and the Non-PD groups. Indirect decompression via OLIF for lumbar foraminal stenosis showed favorable outcomes. The use of interbody cages and posterior instrumentation was sufficient for relieving symptoms in patients with lumbar foraminal stenosis. Additional direct posterior decompression may deteriorate results in the follow-up period. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9433985/ /pubmed/36061052 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.911514 Text en © 2022 Sheng-Chieh, Yu-Hsien, Yun-Che, Cheng-Min, Kun-Hui, Cheng-Hung and Chien-Chou. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Surgery
Tseng, Sheng-Chieh
Lin, Yu-Hsien
Wu, Yun-Che
Shih, Cheng-Min
Chen, Kun-Hui
Lee, Cheng-Hung
Pan, Chien-Chou
Indirect decompression via oblique lumbar interbody fusion is sufficient for treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis
title Indirect decompression via oblique lumbar interbody fusion is sufficient for treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis
title_full Indirect decompression via oblique lumbar interbody fusion is sufficient for treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis
title_fullStr Indirect decompression via oblique lumbar interbody fusion is sufficient for treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis
title_full_unstemmed Indirect decompression via oblique lumbar interbody fusion is sufficient for treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis
title_short Indirect decompression via oblique lumbar interbody fusion is sufficient for treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis
title_sort indirect decompression via oblique lumbar interbody fusion is sufficient for treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis
topic Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9433985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36061052
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.911514
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