作者
Ehsan Dowlati, Hepzibha Alexander, Jean-Marc Voyadzis
发表日期
2020/9/1
来源
Neurosurgical Focus
卷号
49
期号
3
页码范围
E7
出版商
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
简介
OBJECTIVE
Nerve root injuries associated with anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) are uncommonly reported in the literature. This case series and review aims to describe the etiology of L5 nerve root injury following ALIF at L5–S1.
METHODS
The authors performed a single-center retrospective review of prospectively collected data of patients who underwent surgery between 2017 and 2019 who had postoperative L5 nerve root injuries after stand-alone L5–S1 ALIF. They also reviewed the literature with regard to nerve root injuries after ALIF procedures.
RESULTS
The authors report on 3 patients with postoperative L5 radiculopathy. All 3 patients had pain that improved. Two of the 3 patients had a neurological deficit, one of which improved.
CONCLUSIONS
Stretch neuropraxia from overdistraction is an important cause …
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