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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2022

Radiographic predictors for recurrence of lumbar symptoms after prioritized cervical surgery in patients with tandem spinal stenosis.

Zhuanghui Wang, Wu Ye, Yufeng Zhu, Pengyu Tang, Weihua Cai

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Zhuanghui Wang *Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
Wu Ye *Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yufeng Zhu *Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
Pengyu TangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
Weihua CaiDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China. caiwhspine@sina.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1985-4770

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objectivesThe purpose of the current study was to explore radiographic predictors for recurrence of lumbar symptoms after prioritized cervical surgery in patients with tandem spinal stenosis (TSS).

methodsThe current retrospective cohort study included 74 patients with TSS, who underwent prioritized cervical surgery. Based on presence or absence of improvement in lower limb symptoms, patients were grouped into improved and non-improved groups. Medical records and radiological parameters including age, sex, body mass index, cervical and lumbar parameters were analyzed. In improved group, patients were divided into relapsed and non-relapsed groups based on recurrence in lower limb symptoms.

resultsLumbar symptoms improved in 70.1% (n = 52) of patients. Comparison between the improved and non-improved group showed that there were no statistically significant differences in cervical parameters while comparisons between the relapsed and non-relapsed groups showed significant differences in redundant nerve roots (RNRs) (p = 0.029), narrow segment (p = 0.042) and lumbar stenosis index (LSI) (p = 0.003). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, LSI > 10 (p = 0.016) was independently associated with recurrence of lumbar symptoms.

conclusionsFinding of the current study indicated that LSI > 10 was associated with recurrence of lumbar symptoms in TSS patients following cervical surgery.

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Spinal StenosisConstriction, PathologicHumansLumbar VertebraeLumbosacral RegionRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeCervical surgeryLumbar symptomRadiographic predictorsTandem spinal stenosis

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