Radical decompression without fusion for L5 radiculopathy due to foraminal stenosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The highest incidence of lumbar foraminal stenosis (LFS) occurs in the L5-S1 segment and its anatomical features differ from those of other segments. Few previous reports have exhaustively assessed surgical outcomes after decompression surgery, limiting the materials to patients with LFS at the L5-S1 segment. We aimed to prospectively investigate instability and neurological improvement following our novel surgical technique for LFS at L5-S1, named "radical decompression" of the nerve root.

Methods

Patients with foraminal stenosis at L5-S1 who underwent surgery using our technique were prospectively evaluated two years postoperatively. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score and the JOA Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) were evaluated preoperat

SUBMITTER: Takahashi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10570647 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature