• Spine · Nov 2020

    Multicenter Study

    Preoperative Factors Predict Postoperative Trajectories of Pain and Disability Following Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

    • Jeffrey J Hébert, Edward Abraham, Niels Wedderkopp, Erin Bigney, Eden Richardson, Mariah Darling, Hamilton Hall, Charles G Fisher, Y Raja Rampersaud, Kenneth C Thomas, W Bradley Jacobs, Michael Johnson, Jé... more rôme Paquet, Najmedden Attabib, Peter Jarzem, Eugene K Wai, Parham Rasoulinejad, Henry Ahn, Andrew Nataraj, Alexandra Stratton, and Neil Manson. less
    • Faculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada.
    • Spine. 2020 Nov 1; 45 (21): E1421E1430E1421-E1430.

    Study DesignLongitudinal analysis of prospectively collected data.ObjectiveInvestigate potential predictors of poor outcome following surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).Summary Of Background DataLSS is the most common reason for an older person to undergo spinal surgery, yet little information is available to inform patient selection.MethodsWe recruited LSS surgical candidates from 13 orthopedic and neurological surgery centers. Potential outcome predictors included demographic, health, clinical, and surgery-related variables. Outcome measures were leg and back numeric pain rating scales and Oswestry disability index scores obtained before surgery and after 3, 12, and 24 postoperative months. We classified surgical outcomes based on trajectories of leg pain and a composite measure of overall outcome (leg pain, back pain, and disability).ResultsData from 529 patients (mean [SD] age = 66.5 [9.1] yrs; 46% female) were included. In total, 36.1% and 27.6% of patients were classified as experiencing a poor leg pain outcome and overall outcome, respectively. For both outcomes, patients receiving compensation or with depression/depression risk were more likely, and patients participating in regular exercise were less likely to have poor outcomes. Lower health-related quality of life, previous spine surgery, and preoperative anticonvulsant medication use were associated with poor leg pain outcome. Patients with ASA scores more than two, greater preoperative disability, and longer pain duration or surgical waits were more likely to have a poor overall outcome. Patients who received preoperative chiropractic or physiotherapy treatment were less likely to report a poor overall outcome. Multivariable models demonstrated poor-to acceptable (leg pain) and excellent (overall outcome) discrimination.ConclusionApproximately one in three patients with LSS experience a poor clinical outcome consistent with surgical non-response. Demographic, health, and clinical factors were more predictive of clinical outcome than surgery-related factors. These predictors may assist surgeons with patient selection and inform shared decision-making for patients with symptomatic LSS.Level Of Evidence2.

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