Do We Have Adequate Flexion-extension Radiographs for Evaluating Instability in Patients With Lumbar Spondylolisthesis?
Do We Have Adequate Flexion-extension Radiographs for Evaluating Instability in Patients With Lumbar Spondylolisthesis?
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DOI:
10.1097/brs.0000000000003203
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发表时间:
2020-01-01
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3
通讯作者:
Yamashita, Toshihiko
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作者:
Morita, Tomonori;Yoshimoto, Mitsunori;Yamashita, Toshihiko
Study Design.A retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients.Objective.To investigate whether adequate flexion-extension was acquired in standard functional radiographs in lumbar spondylolisthesis.Summary of Background Data.In lumbar spondylolisthesis, flexion-extension radiographs taken in the standing position are most commonly used to evaluate spinal instability. However, these functional radiographs occasionally depend on the patient's effort and cooperation, they can provide different results.Methods.This study included 92 consecutive patients diagnosed with L4-5 degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. We analyzed the flexion-extension radiographs taken with the patient being led by the hand (LH) and those taken without LH (NLH). Sagittal translation (ST), segmental angulation (SA), posterior opening (PO), and lumbar lordosis (LL) were measured on functional radiographs taken in both tests. Then, ST, SA, PO, detection rate of instability, and LL observed in LH were compared with those observed in NLH. Furthermore, the correlation of the difference was evaluated between ST, lumbar angulation, and LL.Results.A relative value of ST was 9.5%4.3% in LH and 5.6%3.3% in NLH, which differed significantly (P