Assessment of Paraspinal Muscle Cross-sectional Area After Lumbar Decompression: Minimally Invasive Versus Open Approaches

• Published in: Clinical spine surgery Vol. 30; no. 3; p. E162
• Main Authors: Bresnahan, Lacey E, Smith, Justin S, Ogden, Alfred T, Quinn, Steven, Cybulski, George R, Simonian, Narina, Natarajan, Raghu N, Fessler, Richard D, Fessler, Richard G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Constriction, Pathologic - congenital; Constriction, Pathologic - surgery; Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Lumbar Vertebrae - abnormalities; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Lumbosacral Region - diagnostic imaging; Lumbosacral Region - surgery; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Denervation; Muscle, Skeletal - diagnostic imaging; Muscular Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Muscular Diseases - etiology; Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery - adverse effects; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Single-Blind Method

A retrospective, blinded analysis of imaging studies. To evaluate changes in paraspinal muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) after surgical treatment for lumbar stenosis and to compare these changes between minimally invasive and standard open approaches. The open approach to lumbar stenosis is effecti...