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- Title
Cervical laminoforaminotomy for radiculopathy: Symptomatic and functional outcomes in a large cohort with long-term follow-up.
- Authors
Church, Ephraim W.; Halpern, Casey H.; Faught, Ryan W.; Balmuri, Usha; Attiah, Mark A.; Hayden, Sharon; Kerr, Marie; Maloney-Wilensky, Eileen; Bynum, Janice; Dante, Stephen J.; Welch, William C.; Simeone, Frederick A.
- Abstract
Background: The efficacy and safety of cervical laminoforaminotomy (FOR) in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy has been demonstrated in several series with follow-up less than a decade. However, there is little data analyzing the relative effectiveness of FOR for radiculopathy due to soft disc versus osteophyte disease. In the present study, we review our experience with FOR in a single-center cohort, with long-term follow-up. Methods: We examined the charts of patients who underwent 1085 FORs between 1990 and 2009. A cohort of these patients participated in a telephone interview designed to assess improvement in symptoms and function. Results: A total of 338 interviews were completed with a mean follow-up of 10 years. Approximately 90% of interviewees reported improved pain, weakness, or function following FOR. Ninety-three percent of patients were able to return to work after FOR. The overall complication rate was 3.3%, and the rate of recurrent radiculopathy requiring surgery was 6.2%. Soft disc subtypes compared to osteophyte disease by operative report were associated with improved symptoms (P < 0.05). The operative report of these pathologic subtypes was associated with the preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) interpretation (P < 0.001). Conclusions: These results suggest that FOR is a highly effective surgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy with a low incidence of complications. Radiculopathy due to soft disc subtypes may be associated with a better prognosis compared to osteophyte disease, although osteophyte disease remains an excellent indication for FOR.
- Subjects
RADICULOPATHY; HEALTH outcome assessment; SPINAL surgery; CERVICAL vertebrae; COHORT analysis; SURGERY; THERAPEUTICS; SURGICAL complications
- Publication
Surgical Neurology International, 2014, Vol 5, pS536
- ISSN
2229-5097
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/2152-7806.148029