Open AccessSyndrome of “adjacent level” in surgery of the lumbar spine. Minimally invasive treatment methods
Author(s) -
А. В. Горбунов,
В. Э. Потапов,
З. В. Кошкарева,
А. П. Животенко,
В. Э. Потапов,
С. Н. Ларионов,
O. V. Sklyarenko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
lazernaâ medicina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-8644
pISSN - 2071-8004
DOI - 10.37895/2071-8004-2021-25-4-29-34
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , failed back surgery , lumbar spine , pain syndrome , spinal cord stimulation , stimulation
An analysis of the effectiveness of laser vaporization in 67 patients (23 men, 44 women) with the syndrome of the “adjacent level” of the lumbarspine, who had previously undergone decompressive-stabilizing operations, is presented. The mean age of the patients was 48.3 years (from37 to 54 years). The most common cause of pain syndrome recurrence was protrusion of the intervertebral discs (60 people, 90 %). A positive result of laservaporization in the early postoperative period was achieved in 62 patients (92.5 %). Analysis of the results of treatment in 32 patients in the interimperiod revealed excellent results in 5 (15.5 %) patients, good results – in 12 (37.5 %) patients, and satisfactory results – in 15 (47 %) patients.