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Interspinous Process Decompression Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Joint Authors
Patel, Vikas V.
Nunley, Pierce D.
Orndorff, Douglas
Block, Jon E.
Geisler, Fred H.
Lavelle, William F.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lumbar spinal stenosis has been shown to negatively impact health-related quality of life.
Interspinous process decompression (IPD) is a minimally invasive procedure that utilizes a stand-alone spacer to serve as a joint extension blocker to relieve neural compression in patients with spinal stenosis.
Using the 5-year results from an FDA randomized controlled trial of IPD, the quality of life in 189 patients treated with the Superion® spacer was evaluated with the SF-12.
Physical and mental component summary (PCS, MCS) scores were computed preoperatively and at annual intervals.
For the PCS, mean scores improved from 29.4 ± 8.1 preoperatively to 41.2 ± 12.4 at 2 years (40%) and to 43.8 ± 11.6 at 5 years (49%) (p<0.001 for both comparisons).
At 2 years, 81% (103 of 128) of subjects demonstrated maintenance or improvement in PCS scores.
The mean MCS score improved from 50.0 ± 12.7 preoperatively to 54.4 ± 10.6 and 54.7 ± 8.6 at 2 and 5 years, respectively (p>0.10 for both comparisons).
These results demonstrate that the significant impairment in physical well-being found in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis can be ameliorated, in large part, by IPD treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nunley, Pierce D.& Patel, Vikas V.& Orndorff, Douglas& Lavelle, William F.& Block, Jon E.& Geisler, Fred H.. 2018. Interspinous Process Decompression Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Minimally Invasive Surgery،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204548
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nunley, Pierce D.…[et al.]. Interspinous Process Decompression Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Minimally Invasive Surgery No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204548
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nunley, Pierce D.& Patel, Vikas V.& Orndorff, Douglas& Lavelle, William F.& Block, Jon E.& Geisler, Fred H.. Interspinous Process Decompression Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Minimally Invasive Surgery. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204548
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1204548