SPINE
Lumbar spinous process-splitting laminectomy reduces postop wound pain & muscle atrophy
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J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Jan;14(1):51-8. doi: 10.3171/2010.9.SPINE09933. Epub 2010 Dec 10.
41 patients with lumbar canal stenosis were assigned to either the lumbar spinous process-splitting laminectomy (LSPSL) treatment group or the conventional laminectomy group to determine if LSPSL could reduce post-operative wound pain and muscle atrophy. Results indicated that the LSPSL group patients experienced reduced post-operative wound pain and muscle atrophy compared to patients who received conventional laminectomy. Further trials using larger sample sizes are required to confirm these findings.
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