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Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up Result of Degenerative Spinal Stenosis Treated with Interspinous U (Coflex(TM))
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society ; : 292-299, 2009.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-173411
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

Clinical and radiological results of posterior dynamic stabilization using interspinous U (ISU, Coflex(TM), Paradigm Spine Inc.(R), NY, USA) were analyzed in comparison with posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) in degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).

METHODS:

A retrospective study was conducted for a consecutive series of 61 patients with degenerative LSS between May 2003 and December 2005. We included only the patients completed minimum 24 months follow up evaluation. Among them, 30 patients were treated with implantation of ISU after decompressive laminectomy (Group ISU) and 31 patients were treated with wide decompressive laminectomy and posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF; Group PLIF). We evaluated visual analogue scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) for clinical outcomes (VAS, ODI), disc height ratio disc height (DH), disc height/vertebral body length x100), static vertebral slip (VS) and depth of maximal radiolucent gap between ISU and spinous process) in preoperative, immediate postoperative and last follow up.

RESULTS:

The mean age of group ISU (66.2 +/- 6.7 years) was 6.2 years older than the mean age of group PLIF (60.4 +/- 8.1 years; p = 0.003 ). In both groups, clinical measures improved significantly than preoperative values (p 18.6 +/- 5.9%), however decreased significantly in last follow up (13.8 +/- 6.6%, p = 0.027). Vertebral slip (VS) of spondylolisthesis in group ISU increased during postoperative follow-up (2.3 +/- 3.3 --> 8.7 +/- 6.2, p = 0.040). Meanwhile, the postoperatively improved DH and VS was maintained in group PLIF in last follow up.

CONCLUSION:

According to our result, implantation of ISU after decompressive laminectomy in degenerative LSS is less invasive and provides similar clinical outcome in comparison with the instrumented fusion. However, the device has only transient effect on the postoperative restoration of disc height and reduction of slip in spondylolisthesis. Therefore, in the biomechanical standpoint, it is hard to expect that use of Interspinous U in decompressive laminectomy for degenerative LSS had long term beneficial effect.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Período Pós-Operatório / Estenose Espinal / Coluna Vertebral / Espondilolistese / Estudos Retrospectivos / Seguimentos / Laminectomia Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico Limite: Humanos Idioma: Inglês Revista: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Período Pós-Operatório / Estenose Espinal / Coluna Vertebral / Espondilolistese / Estudos Retrospectivos / Seguimentos / Laminectomia Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico Limite: Humanos Idioma: Inglês Revista: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Artigo