胸椎黄韧带骨化症的手术治疗

目的 :探讨胸椎黄韧带骨化症的手术治疗方法与技巧 ,以提高胸椎黄韧带骨化症的诊疗水平。方法 :胸椎黄韧带骨化症 2 1例 ,均行胸椎后路节段全椎板切除椎管扩大脊髓减压术。结果 :本组术后平均随访 1 5a ,优 16例 ( 76 2 %) ,良 5例 ( 2 3 8%)。疗效满意。结论 :早期诊断并尽早手术是治疗胸椎黄韧带骨化症的关键。     

胸椎黄韧带骨化症的诊断与治疗

目的:研究胸椎黄韧带骨化症的诊断与治疗。方法:分析对比23例患者的临床表现、影像学检查和手术方法。结果:23例胸椎黄韧带骨化症患者行后路全椎板切除椎管减压术,随访时间平均2.3年,结果优11例,良7例,可2例,差3例,优良率87%,有效率91.3%。结论:CT和MRI是诊断胸椎黄韧带骨化症最直接和最可靠的手段,但要结合临床,手术是治疗胸椎黄韧带骨化症最有效的方法。     

Thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum causing Brown-Séquard syndrome: a case report and literature review

Brown-Séquard syndrome (BSS) has many etiologies, including penetrating trauma, extramedullary tumors, and disc herniation. However, thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is an extremely rare cause of this syndrome. A 46-year-old woman with motor weakness in her right lower extremity and urinary retention was admitted to our department. Based on the results of physical examination, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, a diagnosis of BSS with OLF was considered. The patient underwent urgent conservative treatment. BSS is a rare condition characterized by hemisection or hemicompression of the spinal marrow. The herein-described case of incomplete BSS due to OLF responded to conservative treatment. However, the successful nonoperative management of this case is insufficient evidence to consider it as the standard of care. Therefore, emergency laminectomy decompression remains the standard of care for BSS.     

Progressive enlargement of thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum in professional baseball pitchers: a report of two cases

Both systemic and local factors might influence the development of ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF); however, whether specific physical activities play a role in the development of OLF remains unclear. This report presents two cases of thoracic radiculopathy owing to progressive enlargement of thoracic OLF within a few years in Japanese professional baseball pitchers. Two left-handed, Japanese, professional baseball pitchers in their 20s experienced thoracic radiating pain. Mild hypesthesia of the lower thoracic vertebral levels was observed, and an increase in the size of the OLF within a few years was identified in the lower thoracic spine using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Neither patient exhibited myelopathy and were, therefore, treated conservatively. Both patients were able to return to playing in top condition within 4 months after onset. The findings in these cases suggest that thoracic OLF might increase in size and become exacerbated in certain individuals, such as professional pitchers, who experience repeated, localized, mechanical stress on the thoracic spine, irrespective of age.     

后路椎板成形术治疗颈椎后纵韧带骨化症的疗效及影响因素分析

目的探讨后路椎板成形术治疗颈椎后纵韧带骨化症(OPLL)的疗效,并对疗效的影响因素进行分析。方法选择行后路椎板成形术的60例颈椎OPLL患者进行回顾性分析,通过对患者影像学及神经学评估来比较术前及术后5年的临床疗效结果 ,并且分析年龄、性别、术前椎管狭窄率及骨化外形对手术疗效的影响。结果 60例患者术后5年随访时骨化程度和脊髓有效容积(SAC)、日本矫形协会(JOA)评分、椎管狭窄率、颈椎曲度前凸百分率与术前比较,差异均有统计学意义(t分别=8.89、17.28、5.79,χ2=5.00,P均<0.05);不同年龄(年龄<60岁&≥60岁)及不同骨化外形(平原型&山形)的患者术后5年随访时的SAC、JOA评分和椎管狭窄率比较,差异均有统计学意义(t分别=3.53、3.63、3.95、5.00、6.82、2.67,P均<0.05),但是颈椎曲度前凸的百分率比较,差异无统计学意义(χ2=0.57、0.97,P均>0.05);不同的术前椎管狭窄率(<60%&≥60%)的患者术后5年随访时的SAC、JOA评分比较,差异均有统计学意义(t分别=10.27、6.86,P均<0.05),但是颈椎曲度前凸的百分率比较,差异无统计学意义(χ2=0.02,P>0.05);不同性别患者在术后5年随访时的SAC、JOA评分、椎管狭窄率、颈椎曲度前凸的百分率比较,差异均无统计学意义(t分别=0.67、0.15、0.12,χ2=0.02,P均>0.05)。结论后路椎板成形术对颈椎OPLL患者有明显疗效,其中椎板成形术对术前年龄<60岁、椎管狭窄率<60%以及骨化外形为平原型的患者中疗效较好。     

Successful treatment of continuous ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the lumbar spine using percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic spinal decompression: a case report

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) of the lumbar spine is rare relative to that of the cervical spine but is often associated with more severe symptoms. Continuous lumbar OPLL is extremely rare. We herein describe a 48-year-old Chinese woman with lumbar spinal stenosis caused by continuous OPLL. She presented with a 5-year history of lower back pain and intermittent claudication. We performed percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression by the posterolateral approach to achieve adequate decompression of the spinal canal up to the lower 1/3 level (0.9 cm) of the L1 vertebral body and down to the upper 1/2 level (1.3 cm) of the L2 vertebral body. After surgery, the patient’s neurological function substantially improved, and her visual analog scale scores for the lower back and both lower extremities and her Oswestry disability index were significantly lower than those in the preoperative period. During the 12-month clinical follow-up period, the patient’s neurological function was fully restored, and she regained her ability to walk normally. No surgery-related complications were observed. This case report describes a novel surgical approach that may be an effective treatment alternative for continuous lumbar OPLL.     

《国际功能、残疾和健康分类康复组合》对创伤性脊髓损伤恢复期患者康复疗效和成本效益的初步报告

目的:采用ICF康复组合(ICF-RS)评价脊髓损伤患者的功能状况,初步分析康复疗效与成本效益关系.方法:15例创伤性脊柱脊髓损伤(TSCI)恢复期患者进行为期2周的集中康复训练,通过ICF-RS评估患者的功能改善情况,记录康复医疗支出.结果:TSCI恢复期患者最常见的身体功能障碍主要为b730肌肉力量、b640性功能...