Radiographic Assessment on Magnetic Resonance Imaging after Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Foraminotomy
- Authors
- Ahn, Yong; Kim, Woo-Kyung; Son, Seong; Lee, Sang-Gu; Jeong, Yu Mi; Im, Taeseong
- Issue Date
- Dec-2017
- Publisher
- JAPAN NEUROSURGICAL SOC
- Keywords
- endoscopic; foraminotomy; interobserver agreement; magnetic resonance imaging
- Citation
- NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA, v.57, no.12, pp.649 - 657
- Journal Title
- NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA
- Volume
- 57
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 649
- End Page
- 657
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/5427
- DOI
- 10.2176/nmc.oa.2016-0249
- ISSN
- 0470-8105
- Abstract
- Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy (ELF) is a novel minimally invasive technique used to treat lumbar foraminal stenosis. However, the validity of foraminal decompression based on quantitative assessment using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has not yet been established. The objective of this study was to investigate the radiographic efficiency of ELF using MRI. Radiographic changes of neuroforamen were measured based on pre-and postoperative MRI findings. Images were blindly analyzed by two observers for foraminal stenosis grade and foraminal dimensions. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and k statistic were calculated to determine interobserver agreement. Thirty-five patients with 40 neuroforamen were evaluated. The mean visual analog scale (VAS) score improved from 8.4 to 2.1, and the mean Oswestry disability index (ODI) improved from 65.9 to 19.2. Overall, 91.4% of the patients achieved good or excellent outcomes. The mean grade of foraminal stenosis significantly improved from 2.63 to 0.68. There were significant increases in the mean foraminal area (FA) from 50.05 to 92.03 mm(2), in mean foraminal height (FH) from 11.36 to 13.47 mm, in mean superior foraminal width (SFW) from 6.43 to 9.27 mm, and in mean middle foraminal width (MFW) from 1.47 to 78 mm (P < 0.001). Interobserver agreements for preoperative and postoperative measurements were good to excellent with the exception of SFW. In conclusion, foraminal dimensions and grades of foraminal stenosis significantly improved after ELF. These findings may enhance the - clinical relevance of endoscopic lumbar foraminal decompression.
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