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Dissatisfaction Risk Factors of Patients after Laminectomy for Thoracic Ossification of Ligamentum Flavum: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Different Follow-Up Periods.

Zhiwei Wang, Sidong Yang, Xianda Gao, Zheng Wang, Wenyuan Ding, Dalong Yang

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  1. Prevalence, diagnosis, and impact on clinical outcomes of dural ossification in the thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum: a systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
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Zhiwei WangDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang 050051, China.
Sidong YangDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang 050051, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2342-4714
Xianda GaoDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang 050051, China.
Zheng WangDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang 050051, China.
Wenyuan DingDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang 050051, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-4316
Dalong YangDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang 050051, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0090-2277
Hebei Medical University · CN

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Abstract

objectivesTo explore the influencing factors of satisfaction with postoperative treatment in patients diagnosed with thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum during different follow-up periods.

methodsThis was a retrospective study of 57 patients who were diagnosed with thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum (TOLF) and treated with laminectomy in the Spine Surgery Department of the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University from January 2010 to January 2017. The Patient Satisfaction Index (PSI) was collected at discharge and at 6-month, 1-year, and the last follow-up. According to the evaluation results, the patients could be divided into a satisfied group and a dissatisfied group. The patient's Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score improvement rate was evaluated at the last follow-up. Possible influencing factors of the two groups of patients were compared and the related influencing factors of satisfaction with postoperative treatment in patients during different follow-up periods were summarized.

resultsAt the time of discharge, the dissatisfied and satisfied groups had significant differences in variables of diabetes mellitus, duration of preoperative symptoms, urination disorder, intramedullary signal change on MRI, dural ossification, residual rate of cross-sectional spinal canal area on CT, shape on the sagittal MRI, hospital stay, hospitalization expenses, postoperative pain in LE VAS, delayed wound healing, postoperative depression, and intercostal pain (

conclusionsIn conclusion, for thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum patients who received laminectomy, dissatisfaction with the early and medium-term postoperative results may be related to diabetes, the duration of preoperative symptoms, hospitalization expenses, delayed wound healing, intercostal pain, and urination disorder, and dissatisfaction with the long-term postoperative results might be related to the low JOA score improvement rate and symptom recurrence.

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Ligamentum FlavumOssification, HeterotopicCross-Sectional StudiesFollow-Up StudiesHumansLaminectomyOsteogenesisPatient SatisfactionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsThoracic VertebraeTreatment Outcome

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