胸椎黄韧带骨化症的CT分型及手术方式选择

目的:探讨胸椎黄韧带骨化症的CT分型及手术治疗方法.方法:1997年1月至2006年12月手术治疗胸椎黄韧带骨化症患者48例102个节段,根据CT表现分为3型,单侧型18个节段,双侧型45个节段,两侧融合型39个节段.单侧型将椎板、关节突内侧和未骨化处磨薄,再把骨化物对侧和头尾侧充分减压使其孤立,用枪状咬钳将关节突内侧磨薄处咬开使其游离,齿镊夹住骨块轻提起由中间向外侧剥离摘除骨块;双侧型将椎板、关节突内侧和未骨化处磨薄,先将骨化物头尾侧充分减压,将中间未骨化黄韧带咬除分隔,使两侧骨化物孤立,再按单侧型手术方法逐块处理;两侧融合型将椎板、关节突内侧和未骨化处磨薄,先将骨化物头尾侧充分减压,从对侧关节突内侧磨薄处咬开使骨化物孤立,再将术侧关节突内侧磨薄处咬开使骨化物游离,齿镊夹住骨块轻提起由对侧向术者侧剥离摘除骨块.术前术后采用改良JOA下肢运动功能评分评价运动功能.结果:全部患者顺利完成手术.手术时间平均2.8h,出血量平均290ml.术后无症状加重病例,1例出现脑脊液漏,经保守治疗后痊愈.40例患者随访5～62个月,平均28个月,JOA下肢运动功能评分术前1.8±1.1分,末次随访时为3.7±0.6分,与术前比较差异有显著性(P<0.01).疗效按JOA评分改善率优32例,良6例,可2例,优良率为95%.结论:对胸椎黄韧带骨化症患者根据CT分型采取不同的手术方式可取得满意的治疗效果.

CT classification and surgical choice for thoracic ossification of ligamenta flava

Objective:To explore the correlation between CT classification and surgical choice for thoracic ossification of ligamenta flava(OLF).Method:From Jan.1997 to Dec.2006,48 patients(totally 102 segments) with thoracic OLF who were undergone operation,were divided into 3 types according to the morphologic fea-tures of the CT scan,which include 18 unilateral segments,45 bilateral,39 fused.Different surgical procedure was applied to one of the 3 types of OLF.For the unilateral OLF,firstly,the lamina,the lateral wa...