• Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · Oct 2000

    Comparative Study

    [Long-term influence of associated arthrodesis on adjacent segments in the treatment of lumbar stenosis: a series of 127 cases with 9-year follow-up].

    • P Guigui, P Wodecki, P Bizot, P Lambert, G Chaumeil, and A Deburge.
    • Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique, Hôpital Beaujon, 100, boulevard du Général-Leclerc, 92110 Clichy.
    • Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2000 Oct 1;86(6):546-57.

    Purpose Of The StudyLittle is known about the impact of posterolateral arthrodesis on adjacent levels. In order to examine this question, we analyzed the radiological evolution of the lumbar spine in patients treated for lumbar stenosis, comparing cases where posterolateral arthrodesis was used with the other cases. Our aim was to determine whether the long-term radiographical modifications were affected by the arthrodesis.Material And MethodsAmong our series of patients presenting with lumbar stenosis between 1984 and 1992, we retained two groups: patients in group 1 (n=46) who underwent single-level decompressions at L4-L5 or L4-L5 and L5-S1 level; and patients in group II (n=81) who underwent decompressions on the same levels associated with posterolateral arthrodesis extending from L4 to the sacrum with or without instrumentation. We compared the course of the two levels above the decompression (L2-L3 and L3-L4) between the two groups. We compared three radiological parameters: disc height, intervertebral slipping, and intersegmental mobility. We also examined the correlations between radiological modifications and functional outcome. Mean follow-up for these 127 patients was 9 years.ResultsThe two groups were comparable for age, gender, follow-up, and presurgical functional score, disc height and intervertebral slipping at equivalent levels. At last follow-up, disc narrowing was observed at L2-L3 and L3-L4; it was significantly greater in the group with complementary arthrodesis. At L3-L4, intervertebral slipping also worsened more in the arthrodesis patients. Use of osteosynthesis significantly increased the risk of developing such radiological lesions. These lesions were associated, solely in the arthrodesis group, with poorer functional outcome.ConclusionOur findings allow the conclusion that, despite the effect of physiological aging, the observed long-term degenerative lesions in patients undergoing treatment of lumbar stenosis are related to the associated arthrodesis which increases their frequency and severity, deteriorating the functional outcome.

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