Raikar Soubrata V, Patil Arun A, Pandey Deepak K, Kumar Sidharta R
Pain Management, Midwest Anesthesia Pain Management, Elkhorn, USA.
Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA.
Cureus. 2021 Nov 28;13(11):e19956. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19956. eCollection 2021 Nov.
INTRODUCTION: Generally, interspinal distractor fixation devices are used for severe low back pain associated with neurogenic claudication, and radiculopathy with central or lateral recess stenosis and/or foraminal narrowing. In this paper, the authors result in cases of severe low back pain and lumbar radiculopathy in whom this device was used with excellent results. METHOD: This is a retrospective study. Patients were contacted via phone call and their pain score and other data were recorded at different timelines. The final data presented in this paper are the data collected at the final follow-up that ranges from 14 months to 24 months. Surgeries were performed in the outpatient setting and although no identifiable patient information is included in this paper, yet, patients were asked for their verbal consent. The patient data are only included if verbal consent was obtained. RESULTS: Over the past 24 months, 13 patients with disc protrusion and/or central and/or foraminal spinal stenosis were treated with this procedure. Follow-up ranges from 14 months to 24 months with a median of 19 months, male/female ratio of 6/7, and a median age of 68 years. There were no complications or reoperation. Statistical analysis showed significant improvement in the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) for back and radicular leg pain (p-value = 0.000552 for back pain and p-value = 0.000291 for radicular leg pain). CONCLUSION: The system reported in this paper is a solid fixation system that works both as a distractor and internal decompressor of the spinal canal. It is simple to use and safe. Though the number of patients is small, statistically significant improvement was reported at a median follow-up of 19 months.
引言:一般来说,椎间隙撑开固定装置用于治疗与神经源性间歇性跛行相关的严重腰痛,以及伴有中央或侧隐窝狭窄和/或椎间孔狭窄的神经根病。在本文中,作者介绍了使用该装置治疗严重腰痛和腰椎神经根病的病例,效果良好。 方法:这是一项回顾性研究。通过电话联系患者,并在不同时间记录他们的疼痛评分和其他数据。本文呈现的最终数据是在14个月至24个月的最终随访中收集的数据。手术在门诊进行,尽管本文未包含可识别的患者信息,但仍征求了患者的口头同意。只有获得口头同意的患者数据才会被纳入。 结果:在过去24个月中,13例椎间盘突出和/或中央及/或椎间孔脊髓狭窄患者接受了该手术治疗。随访时间为14个月至24个月,中位数为19个月,男女比例为6/7,中位年龄为68岁。没有并发症或再次手术情况。统计分析显示,腰部和神经根性腿痛的数字疼痛评分量表(NPRS)有显著改善(腰痛p值 = 0.000552,神经根性腿痛p值 = 0.000291)。 结论:本文报道的系统是一种可靠的固定系统,兼具椎管撑开器和内部减压装置的功能。它使用简单且安全。虽然患者数量较少,但在中位随访19个月时报告了具有统计学意义的改善。
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