Study on related influencing factors on the occurrence of redundant sign in the cauda equina in lumbar spinal stenosis
10.12200/j.issn.1003-0034.20201408
- VernacularTitle:腰椎管狭窄症马尾神经冗余征发生的相关影响因素研究
- Author:
Bo DENG
1
;
Xu-Dong LI
;
Xiao-Zhong LUO
;
Xue-Liang YAN
Author Information
1. 南华大学附属第七医院骨科,湖南 长沙 410000
- Keywords:
Redundant nerve roots;
Intervertebral height;
Intervertebral foramen height;
Lumbar spinal stenosis
- From:
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2024;37(8):824-827
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the relational factors influencing the formation of cauda equina redundant nerve roots(RNRs)of the lumbar spinal stenosis.Methods Clinical data of 116 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis treated from January 2016 to June 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.The patients were divided into redundant nerve roots(RNRs)group and non-RNRs group based on the presence or absence of RNRs on sagittal T2-weighted MRI.In the non-RNRs group,there were 74 patients,including 38 males and 36 females with an average age of(62.00±10.41)years old,the body mass index(BMI)was(23.09±2.22)kg.m-2;the maximum stenosis segment was L2-L3 in 12 cases,L3-L4 in 38,L4-L5 in 20,and L5S1 in 4,respec-tively.In the RNRs group,there were 42 patients,including 18 males and 24 females with an average age of(63.36±8.73)years old,the BMI was(22.63±2.60)kg·m-2;the maximum stenosis segment was L2-L3 in 3 cases,L3-L4 in 9,L4-L5 in 27 and L5S1 in 3,respectively.MRI was performed in the supine position to observe the conshape and morphology of the redundant nerve in the sagittal position.The preoperative low back and leg pain visual analogue scale(VAS),and preoperative Oswestry disability index(ODI)were analyzed,and the rate of spondylolisthesis and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy were compared.Si-multaneously,the inter-vertebral height,intervertebral foramen height,inter-vertebral height+vertebral height,median sagittal diameter at the inter-vertebral space level(DIW-MSD),median sagittal diameter at the pedicel level(DV-MSD),range of mo-tion(ROM)of the stenotic segment were measured and analyzed.Results Among the 116 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis,42 patients developed RNRs,with an incidence of 36.2％.There were no significant differences in gender,age,BMI,preopera-tive VAS for lumbar and leg pain and ODI between two groups(P＞0.05).There were statistically significant differences regard to the duration of symptoms and the rate of spondylolisthesis and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy(P＜0.05);the inter-vertebral height,intervertebral foramen height,inter-vertebral height+vertebral height,DIW-MSD,ROM of the stenotic segment were al-so significantly different between two groups(P＜0.05).However,there was no significant difference in DV-MSD between two groups(P＞0.05).Conclusion The inter-vertebral height,inter-vertebral foramen height,inter-vertebral height+vertebral height,DIW-MSD and ROM of the stenotic segment were the crucial factors related to RNRs in lumbar spinal stenosis.
