Research progress on diagnosis and treatment for tandem spinal stenosis
Lei Tao, Gao Xianda, Shen Yong
Department of Spine Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, the Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
Abstract:Objective To summarize the progress of tandem spinal stenosis (TSS) to provide a theoretical basis for the clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods A computer-based online search of CNKI, Wanfang Data, China Biology Medicine Disc and PubMed databases were undertaken to identify the articles about TSS published from January 2000 to February 2019, with the key words of “tandem spinal stenosis” “spinal stenosis” “cervical vertebrae” “lumber vertebrae” “simultaneous operation” “staging operation”. The anatomy, epidemiology, clinical feature, imaging and surgical treatment were summarized. A total of 489 related literatures were retrieved, and 45 literatures were finally included according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, including 15 Chinese literatures and 30 English literatures.Results The incidence of TSS was 0.12% to 34%, and the age of onset was 20-76 years old. The clinical manifestation of TSS was complex. The patients' symptoms, signs and imaging evidence should be comprehensively evaluated. The surgical procedures were controversial. Most studies showed that there was no statistical difference in operative efficacy and complications between staged operation and simultaneous operation. But simultaneous operation could shorten operation time, hospitalization days and costs. The surgical trauma of staged operation was less, which was more suitable for the elderly patient with poor tolerance. After first-stage operation, the symptoms might be relieved and the second-stage operation might be avoided.Conclusions TSS is not rare in contemporary spine surgery. Comprehensive physical examination and imaging evaluation are necessary to discover the multiregional spinal stenosis. TSS can be effectively managed by either simultaneous surgical intervention, or staged decompressions.
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Lei Tao, Gao Xianda, Shen Yong. Research progress on diagnosis and treatment for tandem spinal stenosis. Chinese Journal of Anatomy and Clinics, 2019, 24(6): 622-626.
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