ReviewBMC musculoskeletal disorders2022
A comparative study of one-stage posterior unilateral limited laminectomy vs. bilateral laminectomy debridement and bone grafting fusion combined with internal fixation for the treatment of aged patients with single-segment spinal tuberculosis.
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- Comparative Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Multi-Segment Thoracolumbar Tuberculosis Treated Through the Posterior "Detour Method" Versus the Combined Anterior-Posterior Approach: A Technique Note and Preliminary Retrospective Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- One-stage posterior surgical treatment of the rare thoracolumbar spine process and laminar nucleus with incomplete paralysis: a retrospective study.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Posterior approach unilateral laminectomy, debridement, and preshaped titanium mesh bone grafting with internal fixation for treatment of lumbar tuberculosis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
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designThis is a retrospective study.
backgroundTo assess and compare the clinical outcomes of posterior unilateral limited laminectomy (ULL) or bilateral laminectomy (BL) debridement and bone grafting fusion combined with internal fixation among aged patients with single-segment thoracic and lumbar tuberculosis (SST/LTB). MATERIALS AND
methodsWe performed a retrospective study on aged patients (age > 65 years old) with SST/LTB from January 2010 to October 2018. We reviewed 36 aged patients who were treated with BL and 31 aged patients treated with ULL. All participants had undergone and finished a three-year follow-up. The outcomes were evaluated by the improvement of neurological function, correction Cobb angle, bone fusion time, and back pain, as well as operative time, blood loss, hospital stay, and postoperative complications.
resultsThe operative time, blood loss volume, and incidence of complications in group B were significantly less than those in group A (P < 0.01). The postoperative kyphotic angle in both groups was reduced significantly compared to the preoperative status (P < 0.01). The percentage of neurological improvement was 92.9% in group A and 90.9% in group B. All patients achieved solid bone fusion after surgery. At three-year follow-up, the angle loss in group B was significantly less than that in group A (P < 0.01); Furthermore, patients in group B had a lower average visual analog scale score of back pain and Oswestry Disability Index score than patients in group A (P < 0.05).
conclusionsFor aged patients with SST/LTB, ULL is a safer and more effective surgical treatment than BL.
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