Treatment of lumbar disc herniation with ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament by percutaneous intervertebral foramen endosdcope surgery
TAN Lin-ying
XU Feng
Abstract：Objective To explore the operative technique of percutaneous intervertebral foramen endoscope surgery for the lumbar disc herniation (LDH) with ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). Methods The percutaneous intervertebral foramen endoscope surgery was performed from January, 2016 to January, 2018. in 14 patients with LDH complicated with OPLL. The clinical effects were assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS), and Oswestry disability index (ODI). The prognosis was assessed by modified MacNab standard on the last following up. All the patients were followed up for mean 8.4 months. Results VAS scores of low back pain and ODI were significantly lower 1, 30, 90 and 182 days after the operation than those before the operation in all the patients (P<0.05). The rate of good prognosis was 93.3% according to the modified MacNab standard on the last following up. Conclusion The percutaneous intervertebral foramen endoscope surgery is an effective method to treat LDH with OPLL, because the nerve root can be decompressed and relaxed completely in time by this operation, but the indication of operation must be strictly grasped.
Keywords：Lumbar disc herniationOssification of posterior longitudinal ligamentPercutaneous intervertebral foramen endoscope surgeryCurative effect
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 788-791 )