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Background Context

Prior studies have suggested no significant differences in functional status and postoperative complications of elderly versus nonelderly patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion; however, similar studies have not been comprehensively investigated in the setting of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF).

Purpose

The objective was to quantify the ability of the modified Frailty Index (mFI) to predict postoperative events in patients undergoing ALIF.

Study Design

Secondary analysis of prospectively collected data.

Patient Sample

Patients undergoing ALIF in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) participant files for the period 2010 through 2014.

Outcomes Measures

Outcome measures included any postoperative complication, return to operating room (OR), and length of stay >5 days.

Methods

NSQIP participant files from 2010 to 2014 were used to identify patients undergoing ALIF. The mFI used in the present study is an 11-variable assessment that maps 16 NSQIP variables to 11 variables in the Canadian Study of Health and Ageing Frailty Index. Univariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression models were used to compare the relative strength of association between mFI with outcome variables of interest.

Results

In total, 3,920 ALIF cases were identified and grouped according to their mFI score: 0 (n=2,025), 0.09 (n=1,382), 0.18 (n=464), or ≥0.27 (n=49). As the mFI increased from 0 (no frailty-associated variables) to 0.27 (4 of 11) or higher, there was a significant stepwise increase in any complication from 10.8% to 32.7%. After multivariable regression analysis, no significant association was found between higher mFI scores with urinary tract infections and venous thromboembolism. High frailty scores were significant predictors of any complication (mFI of ≥0.27 [reference: 0]; OR 2.4; p=.040) and pulmonary complications (mFI score ≥0.27; OR 7.5; p=.001).

Conclusions

In summary, high mFI scores were found to be independently associated with any complication and pulmonary complications in patients who underwent ALIF. The use of mFI together with traditional risk factors may help better identify high-surgical risk patients, which may be useful for preoperative and postoperative care optimization.  相似文献   

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Background Context

The results of meta-analyses are frequently reported, but understanding and interpreting them is difficult for both clinicians and patients. Statistical significances are presented without referring to values that imply clinical relevance.

Purpose

This study aimed to use the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) to rate the clinical relevance of a meta-analysis.

Study Design

This study is a review of the literature.

Patient Sample

This study is a review of meta-analyses relating to a specific topic, clinical results of cervical arthroplasty.

Outcome Measure

The outcome measure used in the study was the MCID.

Methods

We performed an extensive literature search of a series of meta-analyses evaluating a similar subject as an example. We searched in Pubmed and Embase through August 9, 2016, and found articles concerning meta-analyses of the clinical outcome of cervical arthroplasty compared with that of anterior cervical discectomy with fusion in cases of cervical degenerative disease. We evaluated the analyses for statistical significance and their relation to MCID. MCID was defined based on results in similar patient groups and a similar disease entity reported in the literature.

Results

We identified 21 meta-analyses, only one of which referred to MCID. However, the researchers used an inappropriate measurement scale and, therefore, an incorrect MCID. The majority of the conclusions were based on statistical results without mentioning clinical relevance.

Conclusions

The majority of the articles we reviewed drew conclusions based on statistical differences instead of clinical relevance. We recommend introducing the concept of MCID while reporting the results of a meta-analysis, as well as mentioning the explicit scale of the analyzed measurement.  相似文献   

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Background Context

To date, no information about the cortical bone microstructural properties in atlas vertebrae with posterior arch defects has been reported.

Purpose

To test if there is an increased cortical bone thickening in atlases with Type A posterior atlas arch defects in an experimental model.

Study Design

Micro-computed tomography (CT) study on cadaveric atlas vertebrae.

Methods

We analyzed the cortical bone thickness, the cortical volume, and the medullary volume (SkyScan 1172 Bruker micro-CT NV, Kontich, Belgium) in cadaveric dry vertebrae with a Type A atlas arch defect and normal control vertebrae.

Results

The micro-CT study revealed significant differences in cortical bone thickness (p=.005), cortical volume (p=.003), and medullary volume (p=.009) values between the normal and the Type A vertebrae.

Conclusions

Type A congenital atlas arch defects present a cortical bone thickening that may play a protective role against atlas fractures.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Elective spine surgery is a commonly performed operative procedure, that requires knowledge of risk-adjusted results to improve outcomes and reduce costs.

Purpose

To develop risk-adjusted models to predict the adverse outcomes (AOs) of care during the inpatient and 90-day post-discharge period for spine fusion surgery.

Study Design/Setting

To identify the significant risk factors associated with AOs and to develop risk models that measure performance.

Patient Sample

Hospitals that met minimum criteria of both 20 elective cervical and 20 elective non-cervical spine fusion operations in the 2012–2014 Medicare limited dataset.

Outcome Measures

The risk-adjusted AOs of inpatient deaths, prolonged length-of-stay for the index hospitalization, 90-day post-discharge deaths, and 90-day post-discharge readmissions were dependent variables in predictive risk models.

Methods

Over 500 candidate risk factors were used for logistic regression models to predict the AOs. Models were then used to predicted risk-adjusted AO rates by hospitals.

Results

There were 874 hospitals with a minimum of both 20 cervical and 20 non-cervical spine fusion patients. There were 167,395 total cases. A total of 7,981 (15.9%) of cervical fusion patients and 17,481 (14.9%) of non-cervical fusion patients had one or more AOs for an overall AO rate of 15.2%. A total of 54 hospitals (6.2%) had z-scores that were 2.0 better than predicted with a median risk adjusted AO rate of 9.2%, and 75 hospitals (8.6%) were 2.0 z-scores poorer than predicted with a median risk-adjusted AO rate of 23.2%.

Conclusions

Differences among hospitals defines opportunities for care improvement.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Short-segment posterior spinal instrumentation for thoracolumbar burst fracture provides superior correction of kyphosis by an indirect reduction technique, but it has a high failure rate.

Purpose

The purpose of the study we report here was to compare outcomes for temporary short-segment pedicle screw fixation with vertebroplasty and for such fixation without vertebroplasty.

Study Design

This is a prospective multicenter comparative study.

Patient Sample

We studied 62 consecutive patients with thoracolumbar burst fracture who underwent short-segment posterior instrumentation using ligamentotaxis with Schanz screws with or without vertebroplasty.

Outcome Measures

Radiological parameters (Cobb angle on standing lateral radiographs) were used.

Methods

Implants were removed approximately 1 year after surgery. Neurologic function, kyphotic deformity, canal compromise, and fracture severity were evaluated prospectively.

Results

After surgery, all patients with neurologic deficit had improvement equivalent to at least one grade on the American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale and had fracture union. Kyphotic deformity was reduced significantly, and reduction of the vertebrae was maintained with and without vertebroplasty, regardless of load-sharing classification. Although no patient required additional anterior reconstruction, kyphotic change was observed at disc level mainly after implant removal with or without vertebroplasty.

Conclusions

Temporary short-segment fixation yielded satisfactory results in the reduction and maintenance of fractured vertebrae with or without vertebroplasty. Kyphosis recurrence may be inevitable because adjacent discs can be injured during the original trauma.  相似文献   

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Background Context

The majority of validation done on the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) has been in patients with mild or moderate disability. There is paucity of research focusing on the psychometric quality of the RMDQ in patients with severe disability.

Purpose

To evaluate the psychometric quality of the RMDQ in patients with severe disability.

Study Design/Setting

Observational clinical study.

Sample

The sample consisted of 214 patients with painful vertebral compression fractures who underwent vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty.

Outcome Measures

The 23-item version of the RMDQ was completed at two time points: baseline and 30-day postintervention follow-up.

Methods

With the two-parameter logistic unidimensional item response theory (IRT) analyses, we derived the range of scores that produced reliable measurement and investigated the minimal clinically important difference (MCID).

Results

Scores for 214 (100%) patients at baseline and 108 (50%) patients at follow-up did not meet the reliability criterion of 0.90 or higher, with the majority of patients having disability due to back pain that was too severe to be reliably measured by the RMDQ. Depending on methodology, MCID estimates ranged from 2 to 8 points and the proportion of patients classified as having experienced meaningful improvement ranged from 26% to 68%. A greater change in score was needed at the extreme ends of the score scale to be classified as having achieved MCID using IRT methods.

Conclusions

Replacing items measuring moderate disability with items measuring severe disability could yield a version of the RMDQ that better targets patients with severe disability due to back pain. Improved precision in measuring disability would be valuable to clinicians who treat patients with greater functional impairments. Caution is needed when choosing criteria for interpreting meaningful change using the RMDQ.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Waddell et al. identified a set of eight non-organic signs in 1980. There has been controversy about their meaning, particularly with respect to their use as validity indicators.

Purpose

The current study examined the Waddell signs in relation to measures of somatic amplification or over-reporting in a sample of outpatient chronic pain patients. We examined the degree to which these signs were associated with measures of over-reporting.

Study Design/Setting

This study examined scores on the Waddell signs in relation to over-reporting indicators in an outpatient chronic pain sample.

Patient Sample

We examined 230 chronic pain patients treated at a multidisciplinary pain clinic. The majority of these patients presented with primary back or spinal injuries.

Outcome Measures

The outcome measures used in the study were Waddell signs, Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire, Pain Disability Index, and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form.

Methods

We examined Waddell signs using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and analysis of variance (ANOVA), receiver operating characteristic analysis, classification accuracy, and relative risk ratios.

Results

Multivariate analysis of variance and ANOVA showed a significant association between Waddell signs and somatic amplification. Classification analyses showed increased odds of somatic amplification at a Waddell score of 2 or 3.

Conclusions

Our results found significant evidence of an association between Waddell signs and somatic over-reporting. Elevated scores on the Waddell signs (particularly scores higher than 2 and 3) were associated with increased odds of exhibiting somatic over-reporting.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Lidocaine has emerged as a useful adjuvant anesthetic agent for cases requiring intraoperative monitoring of motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) and somatosensory-evoked potentials (SSEPs). A previous retrospective study suggested that lidocaine could be used as a component of propofol-based intravenous anesthesia without adversely affecting MEP or SSEP monitoring, but did not address the effect of the addition of lidocaine on the MEP and SSEP signals of individual patients.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the intrapatient effects of the addition of lidocaine to balanced anesthesia on MEPs and SSEPs during multilevel posterior spinal fusion.

Study Design

This is a prospective, two-treatment, two-period crossover randomized controlled trial with a blinded primary outcome assessment.

Patient Sample

Forty patients undergoing multilevel posterior spinal fusion were studied.

Outcome Measures

The primary outcome measures were MEP voltage thresholds and SSEP amplitudes. Secondary outcome measures included isoflurane concentrations and hemodynamic parameters.

Methods

Each participant received two anesthetic treatments (propofol 50?mcg/kg/h and propofol 25?mcg/kg/h+lidocaine 1?mg/kg/h) along with isoflurane, ketamine, and diazepam. In this manner, each patient served as his or her own control. The order of administration of the two treatments was determined randomly.

Results

There were no significant within-patient differences between MEP threshold voltages or SSEP amplitudes during the two anesthetic treatments.

Conclusions

Lidocaine may be used as a component of balanced anesthesia during multilevel spinal fusions without adversely affecting the monitoring of SSEPs or MEPs in individual patients.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Patient-reported outcomes are becoming increasingly important when investigating results of patient and disease management. In sacral tumor, the symptoms of patients can vary substantially; therefore, no single questionnaire can adequately account for the full spectrum of symptoms and disability.

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to analyze redundancy within the current sacral tumor survey and make a recommendation for an updated version based on the results and patient and expert opinions.

Study Design/Setting

A survey study from a tertiary care orthopedic oncology referral center was used.

Patient Sample

The patient sample included 70 patients with sacral tumors (78% chordoma).

Outcome Measures

The following 10 questionnaires included in the current sacral tumor survey were evaluated: the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Item short form, PROMIS Pain Intensity short form, PROMIS Pain Interference short form, PROMIS Neuro-QOL v1.0 Lower Extremity Function short form, PROMIS v1.0 Anxiety short form, the PROMIS v1.0 Depression short form, the International Continence Society Male short form, the Modified Obstruction-Defecation Syndrome questionnaire, the PROMIS Sexual Function Profile v1.0, and the Stoma Quality of Life tool.

Methods

We performed an exploratory factor analysis to calculate the possible underlying latent traits. Spearman rank correlation coefficients were used to measure to what extent the questionnaires converged. We hypothesized the existence of six domains based on current literature: mental health, physical health, pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, sexual function, and urinary incontinence. To assess content validity, we surveyed 32 patients, 9 orthopedic oncologists, 1 medical oncologist, 1 radiation oncologist, and 1 orthopedic oncology nurse practitioner with experience in treating sacral tumor patients on the relevance of the domains.

Results

Reliability as measured by Cronbach alpha ranged from 0.65 to 0.96. Coverage measured by floor and ceiling effects ranged from 0% to 52% and from 0% to 30%, respectively. Explanatory factor analysis identified three traits to which the questionnaires that were expected to measure a similar construct correlated the most: mental health, physical function, and pain. Content validity index demonstrated low disagreement among patients (range: 0.10–0.18) and high agreement among physicians (range: 0.91–1.0) on the relevance of the proposed domains. Social health was identified by 50% of the commenting patients as an important yet missing domain.

Conclusions

The current sacral tumor survey is incomplete and time-consuming, and not all surveys are appropriate for the sacral tumor population. Our recommended survey contains less than half the questions and includes the newly recognized social health domain.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Acute fixed cervical kyphosis may be a rare presentation of conversion disorder, psychogenic dystonia, and potentially as a side effect from typical antipsychotic drugs. Haldol has been associated with acute dystonic reactions. In some cases, rigid deformities ensue. We are reporting a case of a fixed cervical kyphosis after the use of Haldol.

Purpose

To present a case of a potential acute dystonic reaction temporally associated with Haldol ingestion leading to fixed cervical kyphosis.

Study design

This is a case report.

Methods

A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder presented to the emergency room several times with severe neck pain and stiffness. The neck appeared fixed in flexion with extensive osteophyte formation over a 3-month period.

Results

The patient's condition was resolved by a posterior-anterior-posterior surgical approach. It corrected the patient's cervical curvature from 88° to 5°.

Conclusions

Acute dystonic reactions have the potential to apply enough pressure on bone to cause rapid osteophyte formation.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Intraoperative monitoring (IOM) is an essential method for preventing postoperative spinal deficits during posterior vertebral column resection (VCR) surgery for treatment of severe spine deformities, but the IOM features directing at VCR procedures are rarely reported and need to be further clarified.

Purpose

To evaluate an important surgical point that will lead to the IOM loss frequently, and then remind the surgeons to pay close attention to impending monitoring changes during posterior VCR surgery.

Study Design/Setting

Retrospective study.

Patient Sample

A total of 77 patients with severe spine deformities who underwent posterior VCR and deformity correction surgeries from January 2012 to May 2015 are retrospectively analyzed in our spine center.

Outcome Measures

IOM (motor-evoked potentials [MEP] and somatosensory-evoked potentials) was used for intraoperative spinal function assessment.

Methods

Patients were divided into 2 groups according to their preoperative spinal function, including 27 patients with preoperative spinal deficits and 50 patients with spinal normal. And the IOM data during surgery, especially among VCR procedures, were mainly analyzed in the present study.

Results

With the VCR procedure almost complete, most patients showed varying degrees of IOM loss that included 37 cases showing obvious IOM degenerations and 21 cases showing significant IOM loss with alerts immediately. Moreover, the patients with preoperative spinal deficits have more significant decreasing percentage in MEP amplitude (81% vs. 68%, p<.05) than those patients without.

Conclusions

With the VCR procedure almost complete, surgeons must pay closely attention to the IOM signals and should be ready to take corresponding surgical measures to deal with the impeding monitoring loss.  相似文献   

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Background Context

There is a paucity of literature describing risk factors for adverse outcomes after geriatric lumbar spinal surgery. As the geriatric population increases, so does the number of lumbar spinal surgeries in this cohort.

Purpose

The purpose of the study was to determine how safe lumbar surgery is in elderly patients. Does patient selection, type of surgery, length of surgery, and other comorbidities in the elderly patient affect complication and readmission rates after surgery?

Study Design/Setting

This is a retrospective cohort study.

Patient Sample

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) Database was used in the study.

Outcome Measures

The outcome data that were analyzed were minor and major complications, mortality, and readmissions in geriatric patients who underwent lumbar spinal surgery from 2005 to 2015.

Materials and Methods

A retrospective cohort study was performed using data from the ACS NSQIP database. Patients over the age of 80 years who underwent lumbar spinal surgery from 2005 to 2013 were identified using International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems diagnosis codes and Current Procedural Terminology codes. Outcome data were classified as either a major complication, minor complication, readmission, or mortality. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine risks for developing adverse outcomes in the initial 30 postoperative days.

Results

A total of 2,320 patients over the age of 80 years who underwent lumbar spine surgery were identified. Overall, 379 (16.34%) patients experienced at least one complication or death. Seventy-five patients (3.23%) experienced a major complication. Three hundred thirty-eight patients (14.57%) experienced a minor complication. Eighty-six patients (6.39%) were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. Ten deaths (0.43%) were recorded in the initial 30 postoperative days. Increased operative times were strongly associated with perioperative complications (operative time >180 minutes, odds ratio [OR]: 3.07 [95% confidence interval {CI} 2.23–4.22]; operative time 120–180 minutes, OR: 1.77 [95% CI 1.27–2.47]). Instrumentation and fusion procedures were also associated with an increased risk of developing a complication (OR: 2.56 [95% CI 1.66–3.94]). Readmission was strongly associated with patients who were considered underweight (body mass index [BMI] <18.5) and who were functionally debilitated at the time of admission (OR: 4.10 [1.08–15.48] and OR: 2.79 [1.40–5.56], respectively).

Conclusions

Elderly patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery have high complications and readmission rates. Risk factors for complications include longer operative time and more extensive procedures involving instrumentation and fusion. Higher readmission rates are associated with low baseline patient functional status and low patient BMI.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is the main cause of low back pain, and nucleus pulposus (NP) cell apoptosis is an important risk factor of IDD. However, the molecular mechanism of this disease remains unknown.

Purpose

To assess the potential protective effect of CDDO-ethyl amide (EA) against high-glucose-induced oxidative stress injury in NP cells and to investigate the mechanism of antioxidative effects and apoptotic inhibition.

Study Design/Setting

To find new molecule to inhibit intervertebral disc degeneration.

Methods

Viability, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and apoptosis were examined in NP cells. The protein expression levels of HO-1 and Nrf2 were measured through Western blot

Results

CDDO-EA elicited cytoprotective effects against NP cell apoptosis and ROS accumulation induced by high glucose. CDDO-EA treatment increased the HO-1 and Nrf2 expression abrogated by HO-1, Nrf2, and mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors.

Conclusions

The phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of Nrf2 are crucial for HO-1 overexpression induced by CDDO-EA, which is essential for the cytoprotection against high–glucose-induced oxidative stress in NP cells.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Epidural steroid injection is commonly used in patients with chronic low back pain. Applying a mixture of a local anesthetic (LA) and steroid using the interlaminar (IL), transforaminal, and caudal techniques is a preferred approach.

Purpose

The present study aims to investigate the efficacy of interlaminar epidural steroid administration in patients with multilevel lumbar disc pathology (LDP) and to assess the possible correlation of the procedure's success with age and body mass index (BMI).

Study Design

A randomized controlled trial was performed.

Patient Sample

We administered interlaminar epidural steroid to a total of 98 patients with multilevel LDP.

Outcome Measures

The visual analog scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scoring were performed on the study population at pretreatment (PRT), posttreatment, and 1, 3, 6, and 12 PRT months. A possible correlation of BMI and age with the procedure success was evaluated.

Methods

The LA group (Group L, n=50) received 10?mL 0.25% bupivacaine, whereas the steroid+LA group (Group S, n=48) received 10?mL 0.25% bupivacaine+40?mg methylprednisolone at L4–L5 intervertebral space in prone position under the guidance of C-arm fluoroscopy.

Results

There was no statistical difference in the PRT VAS and ODI scores between the groups (p<.05), whereas the VAS and ODI scores at 1, 3, 6, and 12 posttreatment months were higher in Group L, compared with Group S (p<.05). Age and BMI were not found to be related with the success of the procedure.

Conclusions

Our study results showed that the VAS and ODI scores were lower in patients with multilevel LDP receiving steroid, following the administration of IL epidural injection. However, further studies are required to establish a robust conclusion on the dispersion of IL epidural injections in the epidural area and the dose of steroid.  相似文献   

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Background Context

There is a lack of information about postoperative outcomes and related risk factors associated with spinal surgery in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the postoperative morbidity and mortality associated with spinal surgery for patients with PD, and the risk factors for poor outcomes.

Study Design

This is a retrospective matched-pair cohort study.

Patient Sample

Data of patients who underwent elective spinal surgery between July 2010 and March 2013 were extracted from the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database, a nationwide inpatient database in Japan.

Outcome Measures

In-hospital mortality and occurrence of postoperative complications.

Methods

For each patient with PD, we randomly selected up to four age- and sex-matched controls in the same hospital in the same year. The differences in in-hospital mortality and occurrence of postoperative complications were compared between patients with PD and controls. A multivariable logistic regression model fitted with a generalized estimation equation was used to identify significant predictors of major complications (surgical site infection, sepsis, pulmonary embolism, respiratory complications, cardiac events, stroke, and renal failure). Multiple imputation was used for missing data.

Results

Among 154,278 patients undergoing spinal surgery, 1,423 patients with PD and 5,498 matched controls were identified. Crude in-hospital mortality was higher in patients with PD than in controls (0.8% vs. 0.3%, respectively). The crude proportion of major complications was also higher in patients with PD (9.8% vs. 5.1% in controls). Postoperative delirium was more common in patients with PD (30.3%) than in controls (4.3%). Parkinson's disease was a significant predictor of major postoperative complications, even after adjusting for other risk factors (odds ratio, 1.74; 95% confidence intervals, 1.37–2.22; p<.001).

Conclusions

Patients with PD had a significantly increased risk of postoperative complications following spinal surgery. Postoperative delirium was the most frequently observed complication.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Physical therapy is commonly sought by people with lumbar disc herniation and associated radiculopathy. It is unclear whether physical therapy is effective for this population.

Purpose

To determine the effectiveness of physical therapist-delivered individualized functional restoration as an adjunct to guideline-based advice in people with lumbar disc herniation and associated radiculopathy.

Study Design

This is a preplanned subgroup analysis of a multicenter parallel group randomized controlled trial.

Patient Sample

The study included 54 participants with clinical features of radiculopathy (6-week to 6-month duration) and imaging showing a lumbar disc herniation.

Outcome Measures

Primary outcomes were activity limitation (Oswestry Disability Index) and separate 0–10 numerical pain rating scales for leg pain and back pain. Measures were taken at baseline and at 5, 10, 26, and 52 weeks.

Methods

The participants were randomly allocated to receive either individualized functional restoration incorporating advice (10 sessions) or guideline-based advice alone (2 sessions) over a 10-week period. Treatment was administered by 11 physical therapists at private clinics in Melbourne, Australia.

Results

Between-group differences for activity limitation favored the addition of individualized functional restoration to advice alone at 10 weeks (7.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.3–15.1) and 52 weeks (8.2, 95% CI 0.7–15.6), as well as back pain at 10 weeks (1.4, 95% CI 0.2–2.7). There were no significant differences between groups for leg pain at any follow-up. Several secondary outcomes also favored individualized functional restoration over advice.

Conclusions

In participants with lumbar disc herniation and associated radiculopathy, an individualized functional restoration program incorporating advice led to greater reduction in activity limitation at 10- and 52-week follow-ups compared with guideline-based advice alone. Although back pain was significantly reduced at 10 weeks with individualized functional restoration, this effect was not maintained at later timepoints, and there were no significant effects on leg pain, relative to guideline-based advice.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Transcranial motor evoked potential (MEP) monitoring has been widely adopted in spine surgery, but so far the useful monitoring data for patients with preoperative spinal deficits (PPSDs) are limited. Originally we thought that they seemed technically more difficult and less reliable in performing the MEP monitoring to PPSDs.

Purpose

Our objective was to study (1) the feasibility of MEP monitoring in PPSDs and the (2) the significance of rapid MEP loss.

Study Design/Setting

A retrospective case notes study from a prospective patient register was used as the study design.

Patient Sample

A total of 332 PPSDs who underwent posterior spine surgery with a reliable MEP monitoring were collected between September 2010 and December 2014.

Outcome Measures

Relevant MEP loss was identified as rapid amplitude reduction (more than 80% MEP) associated with high-risk surgical maneuvers or high-risk diagnoses.

Method

The muscles with higher strength were used to record the optimal MEP signal. MEP monitoring of these patients was considered to be feasible if reproducible signals had been obtained; moreover, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value were computed. The significance of the patients with rapid MEP loss was analyzed.

Results

From a total of 332 PPSDs, 27 cases showed significant MEP loss (23 true positive, 4 false positive), and 21 showed new spinal deficits. Invalid MEP baselines were found in 11 paralysis and 6 severely incomplete paraplegia patients, and success rate of reliable MEP was 95.1% in PPSDs. The congenital kyphoscoliosis, tuberculous kyphoscoliosis, and thoracic spinal stenosis are considered high-risk diagnoses to result in MEP loss. The sensitivity of intraoperative MEP monitoring was 100%, the specificity 98.7%, the positive predictive value 85.2%, and the negative predictive value 100%.

Conclusions

Intraoperative MEP monitoring is feasible for most of the PPSDs. The rapid MEP loss during high-risk diagnoses and complicated surgical procedures may indicate new spinal deficits.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Understanding the influence of preoperative diagnosis on outcomes for lumbar fusion surgery improves the quality of research and outcomes data, and helps guide treatment decisions.

Purpose

We sought to perform a systematic review of the literature published between 2000 and 2014 regarding lumbar fusion outcomes for degenerative disorders. An assessment of the influence of subgroup diagnosis on outcomes as well as the quality of this body of literature was performed.

Study Design

Systematic review

Patient Sample

The 100 studies ultimately included involved adult patients (n=8,706) undergoing fusion surgery for degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine.

Outcome Measures

Visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores, complication rates, and determination of successful fusion

Methods

With adherence to the PRISMA guidelines, electronic searches were performed through PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science to identify all studies involving lumbar fusion for degenerative disc disorders from January 2000 to August 2014. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they addressed adult patients treated with lumbar fusion for one of the following: stable degenerative disc disease, unstable degenerative disc disease, degenerative disc disease not specified (DDDns), herniated disc (DH), degenerative spondylolisthesis (DDDsp), and adult degenerative scoliosis (DDDsc). Abstracted data included the number of patients, preoperative diagnosis, fusion technique, complications, fusion rate, and clinical outcomes.

Results

One hundred articles met inclusion criteria and yielded data for 8,706 patients. Forty-three studies included data for clinical improvement (VAS scores). The mean clinical improvement in VAS scores was significantly different among the diagnoses (p<.001), with DDDsp demonstrating the highest improvement (60%) and DDDns having the lowest (45%). Eighty-five studies included data for complication rates. Complication rates differed significantly (p<.001), with the highest rate seen in the DDDsc group (18%), followed by DDDsp (14%). Seventy-eight studies included data for fusion. The pooled odds of fusion for prospective studies were 6.93 (95% CI 4.75, 10.13). There was no evidence of publication bias.

Conclusions

A relationship between outcomes and subgroup diagnosis was demonstrated. This review demonstrated a higher quality of evidence in the literature, and greater overall fusion rates compared to similar studies published in the 1980s and 1990s.  相似文献   

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Background Context

Flexion radiographs have been used to identify cases of spinal instability. However, current methods are not standardized and are not sufficiently sensitive or specific to identify instability.

Purpose

This study aimed to introduce a new slump sitting method for performing lumbar spine flexion radiographs and comparison of the angular range of motions (ROMs) and displacements between the conventional method and this new method.

Study Design

This study used is a prospective study on radiological evaluation of the lumbar spine flexion ROMs and displacements using dynamic radiographs.

Patient Sample

Sixty patients were recruited from a single spine tertiary center.

Outcome Measure

Angular and displacement measurements of lumbar spine flexion were carried out.

Method

Participants were randomly allocated into two groups: those who did the new method first, followed by the conventional method versus those who did the conventional method first, followed by the new method. A comparison of the angular and displacement measurements of lumbar spine flexion between the conventional method and the new method was performed and tested for superiority and non-inferiority.

Results

The measurements of global lumbar angular ROM were, on average, 17.3° larger (p<.0001) using the new slump sitting method compared with the conventional method. They were most significant at the levels of L3–L4, L4–L5, and L5–S1 (p<.0001, p<.0001 and p=.001, respectively). There was no significant difference between both methods when measuring lumbar displacements (p=.814).

Conclusion

The new method of slump sitting dynamic radiograph was shown to be superior to the conventional method in measuring the angular ROM and non-inferior to the conventional method in the measurement of displacement.  相似文献   

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