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Symptomatic Triple-Region Spinal Stenosis Treated with Simultaneous Surgery: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Overview of attention for article published in Global Spine Journal, December 2015
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Title
Symptomatic Triple-Region Spinal Stenosis Treated with Simultaneous Surgery: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Published in
Global Spine Journal, December 2015
DOI 10.1055/s-0035-1566226
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Joseph C. Schaffer, Brandon L. Raudenbush, Christine Molinari, Robert W. Molinari

Abstract

Study Design Case report. Objectives Symptomatic triple-region spinal stenosis (TRSS), defined as spinal stenosis in three different regions of the spine, is extremely rare. To our knowledge, treatment with simultaneous decompressive surgery is not described in the literature. We report a case of a patient with TRSS who was treated successfully with simultaneous decompressive surgery in three separate regions of the spine. Methods A 50-year-old man presented with combined progressive cervical and thoracic myelopathy along with severe lumbar spinal claudication and radiculopathy. He underwent simultaneous decompressive surgery in all three regions of his spine and concomitant instrumented fusion in the cervical and thoracic regions. Results Estimated blood loss for the procedure was 600 mL total (250 mL cervical, 250 mL thoracic, 100 mL lumbar) and operative time was ∼3.5 hours. No changes were noted on intraoperative monitoring. The postoperative course was uncomplicated. The patient was discharged to inpatient rehabilitation on postoperative day (POD) 7 and discharged home on POD 11. At 6-month follow-up, his gait and motor function was improved and returned to normal in all extremities. He remains partially disabled due to chronic back pain. Conclusions This report is the first of symptomatic TRSS treated with simultaneous surgery in three different regions of the spine. Simultaneous triple region stenosis surgery appears to be an effective treatment option for this rare condition, but may be associated with prolonged hospital stay after surgery.

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Unknown 32 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 6 19%
Student > Bachelor 4 13%
Researcher 4 13%
Other 2 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 6%
Other 4 13%
Unknown 10 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 15 47%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 16%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 3%
Unknown 11 34%
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#17,886,132
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Outputs from Global Spine Journal
#686
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#264,854
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Outputs of similar age from Global Spine Journal
#16
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