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Full-Endoscopic Interlaminar Approach for Decompression of Lateral Recess Stenosis
Published on: February 24, 2023
[Comparison of the clinical efficacy between simple vertebral canal decompression and decompression plus
Zhiyue Li1, Zepeng Zhang, Shijie Chen
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Th ird Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
Objective:
To observe the clinical efficacy of the simple expansion of the spinal canal decompression, decompression plus hydroxyapatite/polyamide artificial lamina reconstruction, and decompression plus titanium mesh reconstruction in the treatment of spinal canal stenosi.
Methods:
A total of 39 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (with or without disc herniation, spondylolisthesis less than I degree), who received therapy of surgery from January, 2011 to January, 2012, were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were divided into 3 groups: a laminectomy surgery alone group (group A, n=15), a decompression plus hydroxyapatite/polyamide artificial lamina reconstruction group (group B, n=14), and a laminectomy decompression plus reconstruction with titanium mesh group (group C, n=10). Intraoperative situation, the postoperative excellent rate and JOA score were analyzed.
Results:
The duration and blood loss in surgery in group A was much less than that in the group B and C (P<0.05), but there was no statistical significance between the group B and C. The postoperative excellent rate in three groups were similar in 3 months (P>0.05). Twelve months after the surgery, the group B and C showed advantage over the group A (P<0.05). JOA scores in 3 and 12 months after the surgery were all greater than that before the surgery (P<0.05). There was no difference in excellent rates in 3 groups in 3 months after the operation (P>0.05); the group B and C showed advantage over the group A in 12 months after the operation (P<0.05). No serious complications were related to the surgery in the 3 groups. Imaging changes were not significant difference.
Conclusion:
The decompression plus hydroxyapatite/polyamide artificial lamina reconstruction and the decompression plus titanium mesh reconstruction show advantages in long-term effect over the simple vertebral canal decompression.
