Bilateral partial laminectomy: A treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis and midline disc herniation

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 329-338

  Eule, James M ^a   Breeze, Robert ^a   Kindt, Glenn W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Discectomy; Herniated disc; Laminectomy; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Lumbar spine; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LAMINECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WORK;

EID: 0032728071     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(99)00102-0     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Caputy A.J., Luessenhop A.J. Long-term evaluation of decompressive surgery for degenerative lumbar stenosis. J Neurosurg. 77:1992;669-676.
2. Cauchoix J., Benoist M., Chassaing V. Degenerative spondylolisthesis. Clin Orthop. 115:1976;122-129.
3. Deen H.G. Jr, Zimmerman R.S., Lyons M.K., Wharen R.E. Jr, Reimer R. Analysis of early failures after lumbar decompressive laminectomy for spinal stenosis. Mayo Clin Pro. 70:1995;33-36.
4. Denny-Brown D., Brenner C. Paralysis of nerve induced by direct pressure and by tourniquet. Arch Neurol Psychiatry. 51:1944;1-26.
5. Deyo R.A., Cherkin D.C., Loeser J.D., Bigos S.J., Ciol M.A. Morbidity and mortality in association with operations on the lumbar spine. JBJS. 74A:1992;536-543.
6. Deyo R.A., Coil M.A., Cherkin D.C., Loeser J.D., Bigos S.J. Lumbar spinal fusion a cohort of study complications, re-operations, and resource in the Medicare population . Spine. 18:1993;1463-1470.
7. Epstein J.A., Epstein B.S., Lavine L. Nerve root compression associated with narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 25:1962;165-176.
8. Evans J.G. Neurologic intermittent claudication. Br Med J. 2:1964;985-987.
9. Fager C.A., Friedber S.R. Analysis of failures and poor results of lumbar spine surgery. Spine. 5:1980;87-94.
10. Fast A., Robin C.C., Floman Y. Surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis in the elderly. Arch Phys Med Rehab. 66:1985;149-151.
11. Fitzgerald J.A.W., Newman P.H. Degenerative spondylolisthesis. JBJS. 58B:1976;184-192.
12. Fox M.W., Onofrio B.M., Hassen A.D. Clinical outcomes and radiological instability following decompressive lumbar laminectomy for degenerative spinal stenosis a comparison of patients undergoing concomitant arthrodesis versus decompression alone . J Neurosurg. 85:1996;793-802.
13. Gelfan S., Tarlov J.M. Physiology of spinal cord nerve root and peripheral nerve compression. Am J Physiol. 185:1956;217-229.
14. Getty C.J.M. Lumbar spinal stenosis the clinical spectrum and the results of operation . JBJS. 62B:1980;481-485.
15. Hall S., Bartleson J.D., Onofrio B.M., Baker H.L. Jr, Okazaki H., O'Duffy J.D. Lumbar spinal stenosis clinical features, diagnostic procedures, and results of surgical treatment in 68 patients . Ann Intern Med. 103:1985;271-275.
16. Herkowitz H.N., Garfin S.R. Decompression surgery for spinal stenosis. Semin Spine Surg. 1:1989;163-167.
17. Herkowitz H.N., Kurz L.T. Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis a prospective study comparing decompression with decompression and intertransverse process arthrodesis . JBJS. 73A:1991;802-808.
18. Hood S.A., Weigl K. Lumbar spinal stenosis surgical intervention for the older person . Israel J Med Sci. 19:1983;169-172.
19. Joffe R., Appleby A., Arjona V. "Intermittent ischemia" of the cauda equina due to stenosis of the lumbar canal. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 29:1963;315-318.
20. Johnsson K.E., Redlund-Johnell I., Uden A., Willner S. Preoperative and postoperative instability in lumbar stenosis. Spine. 14:1986;591-593.
21. Johnsson K.E., Willner S., Johnsson K.J. Postoperative instability after decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis. Spine. 11:1983;107-110.
22. Johnsson K.E., Willner S., Pettersson H. Analysis of operative cases with lumbar spinal stenosis. Acta Orthop Scand. 52:1981;427-433.
23. Katz J.N., Lipson S.J., Larson M.G., McInnes J.M., Fossel A.H., Liang M.H. The outcome of decompressive laminectomy for degenerative lumbar stenosis. JBJS. 73A:1991;809-816.
24. Kirkaldy-Willis W.H., Paine K.W.E., Cauchoix J., McIvor G. Lumbar spinal stenosis. Clin Orthop. 99:1975;30-50.
25. Lassale B., DeBurge A., Benoist M. Résultats a long-terme du traitement chirurgical des sténoses lombaires opérées. Reveu Rhumat. 52:1985;27-33.
26. Lee C.K. Lumbar spinal instability (otisthesis) after extensive posterior spinal decompression. Spine. 8:1983;429-433.
27. Lee C.K., Hansen H.T., Weiss A.B. Developmental lumbar spinal stenosis. Spine. 3:1978;246-255.
28. Nachemson A.L. Advances in low-back pain. Clin Orthop. 200:1985;266.
29. Nasca R.J. Surgical management of lumbar spinal stenosis. Spine. 12:1987;809-816.
30. Paine K.W.E. Clinical features of lumbar spinal stenosis. Clin Orthop. 115:1976;77-82.
31. Pope M.H., Hanley N.H., Matteri R.E., Wilder D.G., Frymoyer J.W. Measurements of intervertebral disc space height. Spine. 2:1977;282-286.
32. Shenkin H.A., Hash C.J. Spondylolisthesis after multiple bilateral laminectomies and facetectomies for lumbar spondylosis. J Neurosurg. 50:1979;45-47.
33. Surin V., Hedelin E., Smith L. Degenerative lumbar stenosis results of operative treatment . Acta Orthop Scand. 53:1982;79-85.
34. Tile M. The role of surgery in nerve root compression. Spine. 9:1984;57-64.
35. Tile M., McNeil S.R., Zarins R.K., Pennal G.F., Garside S.H. Spinal stenosis results of treatment . Clin Ortho. 115:1976;104-108.
36. Turner J.A., Ersek M., Herron L., Haselkorn J., Kent D., Ciol M.A., Deyo R.A. Patient outcomes after lumbar spinal fusions. JAMA. 268:1992;907-911.
37. Verbiest H. Results of surgical treatment of idiopathic developmental stenosis of the lumbar vertebral canal. JBJS. 59B:1977;181-188.
38. Walanabe R., Parke W.W. Vascular and neural pathology of lumbosacral spinal stenosis. J Neurosurg. 64:1986;64-70.
39. Weinstein R.R. Lumbar stenosis. Hardy R.W. Lumbar disc disease. 1982;257-276 Raven Press, New York.
40. Weinstein J.N., Scafuri R.L., McNeil T.W. The Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's lumbar spine analysis forum a prospective study of patients with "spinal stenosis" Spine. 8:1983;891-896.
41. Weir B., deLeo R. Lumbar stenosis analysis of factors affecting outcome in 81 surgical cases . J Cand Sci Neurol. 8:1981;295-298.
42. Whiffen J.R., Neuwirth M.G. Spinal stenosis. Bridwell K.H., DeWald R.C. The textbook of spinal surgery. Vol. 2:1991;637-656 J.B. Lippincott Co, Philadelphia.
43. White A.H., Wiltse L.L. Postoperative spondylolisthesis. Weinstein P.R., Ehi G., Wilson C.B. Lumbar spinal stenosis diagnosis, management, and surgical treatment . 1977;184-194 Year Book Medical Publishers, Chicago.
44. Wilson C.B. Significance of the small lumbar spinal canal cauda equina compression syndrome due to spondylosis . J Neurosurg. 31:1969;499-505.
45. Wiltse L.L., Kirkaldy-Willis W.H., McIvor G.W.D. The treatment of spinal stenosis. Clin Orthop. 115:1976;83-91.