XIN Zhijun , CAI Menghan △ , JI Wenjun , CHEN Lin , KONG Weijun , LI Jin , QIN Jianpu , WANG Ansu , AO Jun , LIAO Wenbo
  • Department of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical Univerty, Zunyi Guizhou, 563003, P.R.China;
LIAO Wenbo, Email: wenbo900@sina.com
Lumbar spinal stenosis; full spinal endoscope; unilateral approach; bilateral decompression; minimally invasive spinal surgery
10.7507/1002-1892.201904005
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Objective  To design the surgical strategy of percutaneous full-endoscopic bilateral decompression via unilateral posterior approach for bilateral lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and to evaluate the effectiveness. Methods  The percutaneous full-endoscopic bilateral decompression via unilateral posterior approach for bilateral LSS was designed according to the pathological features of LSS. The technique was used to treat 42 patients with LSS between January 2016 and January 2018. There were 18 males and 24 females with an average age of 61.7 years (range, 46-81 years). The duration of symptoms was 1-20 years, with an average of 9.7 years. The surgical segment at L4, 5 were 27 cases, at L5, S1 were 15 cases. The operation time and perioperative complications were recorded. Lumbar X-ray, CT, and MRI examinations were performed at 1 week, 3 months, and 1 year after operation. Visual analogue scale (VAS) score was used to evaluate the low back pain and leg pain, Oswestry disability index (ODI) was used to evaluate the lumbar function, and single continuous walking distance (SCWD) was used to evaluate lower extremity nerve function. The clinical efficacy was evaluated by MacNab criteria at 1 year after operation. Results   All patients underwent surgery successfully. The operation time was 68-141 minutes with an average of 98.2 minutes. All 42 patients were followed up 12-24 months with an average of 18.8 months. There were 2 cases of dural tears during operation, and 1 case of transient dysfunction of the lower limbs of the decompression channel after operation. All of them were cured after corresponding treatment. No serious complications such as death, major bleeding, or irreversible nerve injury occurred during follow-up. No segmental instability was found according to postoperative lumbar hyperextension and flexion X-ray films, and postoperative CT and MRI imaging showed that the stenotic lumbar spinal canal was significantly enlarged, and the compression of the nerve root was sufficient. The VAS score of low back pain and leg pain, ODI score, and SCWD at each time point after operation were significantly improved when compared with those before operation (P<0.05); the indexes were significantly improved over time after operation, and the differences were significantly (P<0.05). The clinical efficacy was evaluated by MacNab standard at 1 year after operation, and the results were excellent in 18 cases, good in 20 cases, fair in 3 cases, and poor in 1 case. The excellent and good rate was 90.5%. Conclusion  The percutaneous full-endoscopic bilateral decompression via unilateral posterior approach for LSS is a safe and effective procedure. A well-designed surgical strategy and mastery of its technical points are important guarantees for successful operation and satisfactory results.

Citation： XIN Zhijun, CAI Menghan, JI Wenjun, CHEN Lin, KONG Weijun, LI Jin, QIN Jianpu, WANG Ansu, AO Jun, LIAO Wenbo. Percutaneous full-endoscopic bilateral decompression via unilateral posterior approach for lumbar spinal stenosis. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2019, 33(7): 822-830. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.201904005 Copy

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