Functional evaluation of surgical treatment for multilevel lumbar spinal stenosis
- VernacularTitle:多节段腰椎管狭窄症外科手术治疗的功能评价
- Author:
Kai WANG
;
Xin CHEN
;
Chunjie HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
multilevel;
lumbar spinal stenosis;
surgical treatment;
functional evaluation
- From:
Orthopedic Journal of China
2006;0(15):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[Objective]To evaluate the clinical and radiological findings in 56 patients with multilevel lumbar spinal stenosis in pre-and post-surgical treatment. [Method]From 1998 and 2002,56 patients suffering from multilevel lumbar spinal stenosis were included in a retrospective clinical study.Plain radiographs,MRI and/or CT myelograms were obtained preoperatively.The patients were assessed clinically with Oswestry disability index(ODI),visual analog scale(VAS) and the Beaujon functional score.Surgical procedure included wide posterior decompression and fusion using a transpedicular instrumentation system and bone grafts. [Result]After a mean follow-up of 2.2(2~2.6) years,the patients' clinical improvement by ODI,VAS was statistically significant and the Beaujon score was significantly improved(P
