EVALUATION OF THORACIC AND LUMBAR INSTRUMENTATION

Evren AYDOĞMUŞ; Alptekin GÜL; Serdar Onur AYDIN; Fırat DEMIR; Mehmet TİRYAKİ; Necati TATARLI

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EVALUATION OF THORACIC AND LUMBAR INSTRUMENTATION

J Turk Spinal Surg 2016;27(3):147-152

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Abstract

Objective:

The aim of the study is to analyse the thoracal and lumbar instrumentation operations in two years.

Materials and Method:

We inspected 160 patients who were operated for thoracal and lumbar instrumentation operations between June 2014 and June 2016 at Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic.

Results:

This study included a total of 160 patients, of whom 110 were female (68.8 %) and 50 were male (31.3 %). Mean age was 55.6 ± 11.5 years for males, and 52.1 ± 11.6 for females. There was no statistically significant difference between males and females (p=0.098). The most frequent diagnosis was spinal stenosis (n=99; 61.9 %), and most frequent type of operation was L3-4-5 TPV (n=28; 17.5%).

Conclusions:

Spinal instrumentation is the most common surgical technique used for spinal instability. Spinal stenosis, fractures and spondylolysthesis are the most common diagnosis for the causes of spinal instability.

Keywords: Lumbar spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar instrumentation, thoracic and lumbar fractures