The Quality of Life of the Patients with Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum after Surgery Using EQ-5D-5L.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is a lack of studies on the quality of life (QoL) after posterior laminectomy in patients with thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum (TOLF), and risk factors associated with poor prognosis remain controversial. Therefore, the present study was conducted to illustrate the QoL for TOLF patients after surgery and determine its relationship with their demographic, surgery-related, clinical characteristics and imaging data.

Methods

One hundred and eighteen patients diagnosed with thoracic myelopathy because of TOLF were enrolled in this retrospective study. They all underwent posterior decompressive laminectomy from August 2010 to January 2022. The QoL was evaluated based on the EQ-5D-5L. Collecting gender, age, number of operations, compressed segments,

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10782254 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature