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Factors Predicting the Success of Adhesiolysis Using a Steerable Catheter in Lumbar Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Retrospective Study
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 5, p 913 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a commonly encountered disease after lumbar surgery. There are many cases where it is difficult to choose a treatment because no specific cause can be found. Nevertheless, according to recent reports, adhesiolysis has shown reasonable evidence. However, considering its poor cost-effectiveness, adhesiolysis cannot be used as the first line of treatment. FBSS patients often suffer from chronic pain; accordingly, they become frustrated when this treatment produces a poor response. Therefore, before the procedure, the target group must be selected carefully. We sought to identify the pre-procedure factors predicting the effect of adhesiolysis in FBSS. A total of 150 patients were evaluated and analyzed retrospectively. Of these 150 patients, 69 were classified as responders three months after the procedure (46%). The outer diameter of the catheter during the procedure and grade of foraminal stenosis were correlated with the procedure effect. In conclusion, of the 2.1 mm diameter of the catheter, 1.7 mm of it was used during the procedure, and the milder the foraminal stenosis, the greater the pain reduction effect was three months after the procedure.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20770383
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.47c6014c23a4101988827063ada3c5a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10050913