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dc.contributor.authorAaen, Jørn Ståle
dc.contributor.authorBANITALEBI, HASAN
dc.contributor.authorAustevoll, Ivar Magne
dc.contributor.authorHellum, Christian
dc.contributor.authorStorheim, Kjersti
dc.contributor.authorMyklebust, Tor Åge
dc.contributor.authorAnvar, Masoud D
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Clemens
dc.contributor.authorSolberg, Tore
dc.contributor.authorGrundnes, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorBrisby, Helena
dc.contributor.authorIndrekvam, Kari
dc.contributor.authorHermansen, Erland
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-06T07:11:42Z
dc.date.available2023-09-06T07:11:42Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-05
dc.description.abstractBackground We aim to investigate associations between preoperative radiological findings of lumbar foraminal stenosis with clinical outcomes after posterior microsurgical decompression in patients with predominantly central lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).<p> <p>Methods The study was an additional analysis in the NORDSTEN Spinal Stenosis Trial. In total, 230 men and 207 women (mean age 66.8 (SD 8.3)) were included. All patients underwent an MRI including T1- and T2-weighted sequences. Grade of foraminal stenosis was dichotomized into none to moderate (0–1) and severe (2–3) category using Lee’s classification system. The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Zurich Claudication Questionnaire (ZCQ), and numeric rating scale (NRS) for back and leg pain were collected at baseline and at 2-year follow-up. Primary outcome was a reduction of 30% or more on the ODI score. Secondary outcomes included the mean improvement on the ODI, ZCQ, and NRS scores. We performed multivariable regression analyses with the radiological variates foraminal stenosis, Pfirrmann grade, Schizas score, dural sac cross-sectional area, and the possible plausible confounders: patients’ gender, age, smoking status, and BMI. <p>Results The cohort of 437 patients presented a high degree of degenerative changes at baseline. Of 414 patients with adequate imaging of potential foraminal stenosis, 402 were labeled in the none to moderate category and 12 in the severe category. Of the patients with none to moderate foraminal stenosis, 71% achieved at least 30% improvement in ODI. Among the patients with severe foraminal stenosis, 36% achieved at least 30% improvement in ODI. A significant association between severe foraminal stenosis and less chance of reaching the target of 30% improvement in the ODI score after surgery was detected: OR 0.22 (95% CI 0.06, 0.83), p=0.03. When investigating outcome as continuous variables, a similar association between severe foraminal stenosis and less improved ODI with a mean difference of 9.28 points (95%CI 0.47, 18.09; p=0.04) was found. Significant association between severe foraminal stenosis and less improved NRS pain in the lumbar region was also detected with a mean difference of 1.89 (95% CI 0.30, 3.49; p=0.02). No significant association was suggested between severe foraminal stenosis and ZCQ or NRS leg pain. <p>Conclusion In patients operated with posterior microsurgical decompression for LSS, a preoperative severe lumbar foraminal stenosis was associated with higher proportion of patients with less than 30% improvement in ODI. <p>Trial registration The study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (22.11.2013) under the identifier NCT02007083.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAaen, BANITALEBI, Austevoll, Hellum, Storheim, Myklebust, Anvar, Weber, Solberg, Grundnes, Brisby, Indrekvam, Hermansen. Is the presence of foraminal stenosis associated with outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis patients treated with posterior microsurgical decompression. Acta Neurochirurgica. 2023en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2169244
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00701-023-05693-5
dc.identifier.issn0001-6268
dc.identifier.issn0942-0940
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/30708
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.relation.journalActa Neurochirurgica
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleIs the presence of foraminal stenosis associated with outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis patients treated with posterior microsurgical decompressionen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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