Reduction in foraminal height after lateral access surgery does not affect quality of life: A 2-year outcome study on lateral lumbar interbody fusion

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 2309499019829336
• Main Authors: Jeremy Goh, Keng Meng, Liow, Ming Han Lincoln, Xu, Sheng, Yeo, William, Ling, Zhixing Marcus, Soh, Chee Cheong Reuben, Tan, Seang Beng, Guo, Chang Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2019; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cohort Studies; Decompression, Surgical; Female; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Patient Satisfaction; Quality of Life; Radiography; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Fusion; Spinal Stenosis - etiology; Spinal Stenosis - surgery; Surgery; Treatment Outcome; fusion outcomes; extreme lateral interbody fusion; foramina height; lateral lumbar interbody fusion; lateral access surgery; quality of life

Introduction: Reduction in neuroforaminal height (FH) may diminish the indirect decompression benefit that lateral access surgery (LAS) provides. However, the relationship between postoperative FH reduction in LAS and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) outcomes remains unclear. Objectives: To de...