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ArticleZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery2024

[Predictive value of nerve root sedimentation sign in diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis].

Runmin Tang, Lixian Tan, Xiaokang Du, Limin Rong, Liangming Zhang

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Runmin TangDepartment of Spine Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510630, P. R. China.
Lixian TanDepartment of Spine Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510630, P. R. China.
Xiaokang DuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Wenshang County People's Hospital, Wenshang Shandong, 272500, P. R. China.
Limin RongDepartment of Spine Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510630, P. R. China.
Liangming ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510630, P. R. China.

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Objective: To explore the predictive value of the nerve root sedimentation sign in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Methods: Between January 2019 and July 2021, 201 patients with non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP) who met the selection criteria were retrospectively analyzed. There were 67 males and 134 females, with an age of 50-80 years (mean, 60.7 years). Four intervertebral spaces (L Results: All patients were followed up 17-48 months, with an average of 32 months. Of 201 patients with NS-LBP, 35 progressed to symptomatic LSS. Among them, 33 cases also had central spinal stenosis, which was defined as NS-LBP progressing to symptomatic LSS (33 cases in progression group, 168 cases in non-progression group). Univariate analysis showed that CSA at each intervertebral space, the number of spinal stenosis segments, lumbar spinal stenosis grade, whether the nerve root sedimentation sign was positive, and the number of nerve root sedimentation sign positive segments were the influencing factors for the progression to symptomatic LSS ( Conclusion: The nerve root sedimentation sign may be associated with the progression of NS-LBP to symptomatic LSS, and it has certain predictive value for the diagnosis of LSS.

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Low Back PainLumbar VertebraeSpinal Nerve RootsSpinal StenosisAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective Studieslumbar spinal stenosisMRINerve root sedimentation signnon-specific low back pain

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