TY  - JOUR
AU  - Liu, Yanhong
AU  - Wang, Shengtao
AU  - Yang, Congxian
AU  - Zhong, Bo
AU  - Zhang, Siyan
AU  - Li, Jian
AU  - Fu, Zhijian
PY  - 2019
TI  - Retrospective study of the interlaminar approach for percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy with the guidance of pre-operative magnetic resonance neurography
JF  - Annals of Translational Medicine; Vol 7, No 7 (April 15, 2019): Annals of Translational Medicine
Y2  - 2019
KW  - 
N2  - Background: To measure the direct effects of pre-operative magnetic resonance neurography (MRN), and analyze the procedure and clinical outcomes of the percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy, in order to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of the interlaminar approach.   Methods: In this study, 127 patients who underwent percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) and were followed up by more than 12 months, were retrospectively evaluated. The pre-operative demographic data were collected. In addition, the coronal scan and the reconstruction of the lumbosacral plexus were examined to measure the distance between the nerve root and the dural sac at the coronal plane. Furthermore, the post-operative and pre-operative visual analog scale (VAS) scores and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were compared.   Results: The mean and minimum values of distance T between the nerve root and dural sac of L5/S1 to L2/3 on the operation side of the MRN images were all larger than 7.3 mm which is the diameter of the working canal. During the follow-up, VAS and ODI data improved significantly compared with their corresponding pre-operative scores (P
UR  - https://atm.amegroups.org/article/view/24539