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ArticleOrthopaedic surgery2022

Cervical Transdural Discectomy with Laminoplasty for the Treatment of Multi-segment Cervical Spinal Stenosis Accompanied with Cervical Disc Herniation: Technical Note and Clinical Outcome.

Hao Zhang, Ruixiang Xu, Guanghui Li, Dong Liu, Hongfei Xiang, Lei Zhang, Yingwei Dong, Baoxin Shang, Xiaolin Wu, Xuexiao Ma and 1 more

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Hao ZhangDepartment of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1974-1311
Ruixiang XuDepartment of Pain, YanTai YuHuangDing Hospital, Yantai, China.
Guanghui LiDepartment of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Dong LiuDepartment of Orthopedic, The Gaomi People's Hospital, Gaomi, China.
Hongfei XiangDepartment of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic, The Feicheng People's Hospital, Feicheng, China.
Yingwei DongDepartment of Orthopedic, The Eighth People's Hospital of Qingdao, Qingdao, China.
Baoxin ShangDepartment of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xiaolin WuDepartment of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xuexiao MaDepartment of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0967-6424
Guoqing ZhangDepartment of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Qingdao University · CNGaozhou People's Hospital · CNQingdao Eighth People's Hospital · CNYuhuangding Hospital · CNZoucheng People's Hospital · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development Project 2019YFC0121400National Natural Science Foundation of China 81672200National Natural Science Foundation of China 81871804
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo describe the surgical technique of cervical transdural discectomy with laminoplasty (CTDL) for the treatment of multi-segment cervical spinal stenosis (CSS) accompanied with cervical disc herniation (CDH) and investigate its surgical outcomes and complications.

methodsThis was a clinical study. Between 2012 and 2018, 31 patients (13 males and 18 females) with multi-segment CSS (over two cervical segments) accompanied with huge CDH and underwent CTDL were enrolled in this study. The details of CTDL technique with general anesthesia was described by the authors. The average follow-up period of patients was 65.03 months (range from 24 to 126 months). Perioperative parameters such as age, sex, operative level, operative time, estimated blood loss, ambulation time, and operative complications were recorded. The results of clinical metrics such as the visual analog scale (VAS) and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores in the preoperative and during the follow-up period were obtained and used to evaluate clinical outcomes. Radiographic improvement was evaluated by the compression ratio, sagittal maximum spinal cord compression (SMSCC), and cervical range of motion (ROM). The preoperative and postoperative follow-up parameters (VAS, JOA, Compression ratio, SMSCC, and ROM) were assessed with paired t test. A P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

resultsIn the study, the mean age of the 31 patients was 55.23 ± 10.97 years. The mean operative time was 192.45 ± 24.17 min (ranging from 150 to 245 min), and intraoperative blood loss was 322.58 ± 129.00 mL (ranging from 150 to 600 mL). The VAS neck pain was improved significantly over the follow-up period (P < 0.05, respectively). The VAS arm pain improved significantly from 6.26 ± 0.93 preoperatively to 1.74 ± 0.63 at 24 months postoperatively (P < 0.001). There was no significant difference in improvement of VAS arm pain between 24 months postoperatively and final follow-up (P = 0.180). Compared with preoperative JOA score, JOA score was significantly improved at 24 months postoperatively (14.79 ± 1.84 vs 9.66 ± 2.81, P < 0.001). Meanwhile, there were no statistically significant differences between the final follow-up and the postoperative JOA scores (15.08 ± 1.71 vs 14.79 ± 1.84, P = 0.051). Postoperative patients showed significantly higher index of compression ratio (58.30 ± 8.51 vs 27.17 ± 3.89, P < 0.001) and lower SMSCC (25.12 ± 5.67 vs 33.66 ± 5.38, P < 0.001). In addition, there was no significant difference between preoperative and postoperative cervical ROM (P = 0.740). One patient observed postoperative symptom of C

conclusionsThis study suggested that CTDL technique could acquire satisfactory surgical outcomes for patients with multi-segment CSS accompanied with CDH, but the surgical indications of the patients need to be selected strictly.

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Intervertebral Disc DisplacementLaminoplastySpinal FusionSpinal StenosisAdultAgedCervical VertebraeDiskectomyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeCervical disc herniationLaminoplastyTransdural discectomy

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