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7931616

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-14
pubmed:abstractText
The pre- and postoperative lumbar spine radiographs of 119 patients who underwent decompressive lumbar laminectomy were studied to evaluate radiographic changes and to correlate them with clinical outcome. An accurate and reproducible method was used for measuring pre- and postoperative radiographs that were separated by an average interval of 4.6 years. Levels of the spine that underwent laminectomy showed greater change in spondylolisthesis, disc space angle, and disc space height than unoperated levels. Outcome correlated with radiographic changes at operated and unoperated levels. This study demonstrates that radiographic changes are greater at operated than at unoperated levels and that some postoperative symptoms do correlate with these changes. Lumbar fusion should be considered in some patients who undergo decompressive laminectomy. The efficacy of and unequivocal indications for lumbar fusion can only be determined from randomized, prospective, controlled trials, however, and these studies have not yet been undertaken.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-3085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
81
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
707-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Outcome after laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis. Part II: Radiographic changes and clinical correlations.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't