ArticleFrontiers in surgery2022
Changes in paraspinal muscles and facet joints after percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: A 3-year follow-up.
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- Description and assessment of deep ligamentum flavum-preserved modified minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion via unilateral biportal endoscopic assistance: a one-year retrospective cohort study.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 · 2026Article
- Lumbar multifidus muscle morphology on MRI after restorative neurostimulation for chronic low back pain: a single centre case series using the Goutallier classification.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 · 2026Article
- Comparative clinical efficacy of percutaneous coaxial large-channel endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Is endoscopic technique an effective and safe alternative for lumbar interbody fusion? A systematic review and meta-analysis.EFORT open reviews · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: This study investigates the changes in the paraspinal muscles of lumbar spinal stenosis patients after percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PE-TLIF). Methods: Thirty-three patients from Beijing Chaoyang Hospital who had L4/5 segment lumbar spinal stenosis between January, 2017 and January, 2019were included in this study. Patient-reported outcomes including the visual analog scale scores for back pain and leg pain (VAS-BP and VAS-LP, respectively) and the Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores at pre-operation and 1-week, 3-month, 12-month, and (at least) 3-year follow-up (the final follow-up) were evaluated. Computed tomography (CT) was performed at the 12-month follow-up, 24-month follow-up, and the final follow-up after surgery. Multifidus (MF) muscle functional cross-sectional area (FCSA) and fat infiltration (FI) were evaluated, and the degree of adjacent facet joint degeneration was evaluated using Pathria scores. Results: All patients underwent at least a 3-year follow-up period. The VAS-BP, VAS-LP, and ODI were significantly lower at 1-week, 3-month, 12-month, and 3-year follow-up than at pre-operation ( Conclusions: PE-TLIF can provide satisfactory clinical outcomes for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Furthermore, the technique may also reduce the injury on the paravertebral muscles, especially the MF muscle, as well as on adjacent facet joints.
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