| Lumbar facet fracture as a possible source of pain after lumbar laminectomy. | |
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PMID: 1862418 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This study compared 50 patients with lumbar facet fractures and continued pain after lumbar laminectomy with a postlaminectomy control group without facet fractures. Computed tomographic analysis compared variables including direct measurements of bone resection. Average follow-up between surgery and postsurgical computed tomographic examination was 3.2 years. In the fracture group, more than one half of the bone immediately above the flare of the inferior articular process at the level of the laminectomy, measured in a medial to lateral direction, had been resected. No one in the control group had more than one quarter of this bone removed (P = .0001). Lumbar facet fractures may be one cause of late postlaminectomy pain. Caution in resection of a particular area of bone may avoid this problem. |
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Authors:
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C Rosen; S Rothman; J Zigler; D Capen |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Spine Volume: 16 ISSN: 0362-2436 ISO Abbreviation: Spine Publication Date: 1991 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-08-30 Completed Date: 1991-08-30 Revised Date: 2009-07-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7610646 Medline TA: Spine (Phila Pa 1976) Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: S234-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, California. |
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Follow-Up Studies Humans Iatrogenic Disease* Intervertebral Disk Displacement / surgery Laminectomy / adverse effects* Lumbar Vertebrae / injuries*, radiography Middle Aged Pain, Postoperative / etiology* Spinal Fractures / complications*, radiography Spinal Stenosis / surgery Time Factors |
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