Modified unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression of lumbar spinal stenosis / 中华骨科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To describe the technique and therapeutic effect of modified unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression (M-ULBD) for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).Methods A total of 56 patients with LSS were randomly divided into group A and B.The 27 patients in group A (15 males and 12 females,with an average age of 59.4 years) underwent M-ULBD.The other 29 patients in group B (18 males and 11 females,with an average age of 61.6 years) received conventional laminectomy.JOA score of low back pain,VAS,CPK three days after operation,pre-and post-operative cross-sectional areas of multifidus were used to evaluate the clinical results.Results A total of 45 patients (21 in group A and 24 in group B) completed 2 years of follow-up.The preoperative VAS of low back pain,leg pain,numbness,JOA score and cross-sectional areas of multifidus were 5.6±1.7,7.1±0.4,11.6±2.6,5.8±1.8 cm2 in group A and 6.2±1.2,7.9±1.3,10.9±1.0,6.1±2.0 cm2 in group B.There was no significant difference in preoperative data between both groups.The union of split spinous process was observed in all cases 6months later according to computed tomography.The postoperative CPK was lower in group A.The postoperative JOA and VAS scores in both groups were improved significantly compared with the corresponding preoperative ones.The VAS of leg pain,numbness,JOA score,and JOA recover rate in latest follow-up were 1.3±0.2,1.5±0.7,26.7±2.1,86.1％±3.1％ in group A,and 1.7±0.3,2.0±1.3,24.3±2.5,83.6％±6.4％ in group B,respectively.All these data have no difference between group A and B.The VAS of low back pain and atrophy rate of multifidus were 1.0±0.5,6.4％±1.2％ in group A,and 2.6±0.7,15.7％±3.0％ in group B respectively.All these data are lower in group A.Conclusion Our two years follow-up shows that this method is efficient for lumbar spinal stenosis treatment,however,it still need long term follow-up and to compare with other modified methods.