Surgeries for back pain have similar outcomes
Patients with lower back problems often worry about how much time they'll need to recover if they have surgery. A new study finds sim ilar results for two common minimally invasive spine procedures.
Patients with lower back problems often worry about how much time they need to recover if they have surgery. A new study finds similar ilar results for two common minimally invasive spine procedures.
Surgery may be recommended for degenerative conditions of the lower spine. such as a herniated disc or spinal stenosis.
Surgery may be recommended for degenerative conditions in the lower spine. Like herniated disk or spinal stenosis.
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City compared 117 patients who had minimally invasive lumbar decompression surgery and 51 who had minimally invasive lumbar spine fusion surgery. All the procedures were performed by the same orthopedic surgeon.
Researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City compared 117 patients with minimally invasive lumbar decompression surgery and 51 patients with minimally invasive lumbar spine fusion surgery. All of the procedures were performed by the same orthopedic surgeon.
"Our study is the first of its kind to look at return to activities and discontinuation of narcotic pain medication after single-level lumbar decompression or single-level lumbar spine fusion performed with a minimally invasive technique." said senior investigator Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi a spine surgeon at the hospital.
"Our study is the first of its kind to look at the return to activity and discontinuation of narcotic pain medication after single-level lumbar decompression or lumbar spine fusion performed with a minimally invasive technique," said senior investigator Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi, a spine surgeon at the hospital.
It took the 117 decompression patients a median of three days before they no longer required narcotic pain medication. and seven days for the 51 spinal fusion patients.
It took 117 decompression patients a median of three days before narcotic pain medication was no longer required. And seven days for 51 patients with spinal fusion.
Among patients who drove before their surgery. decompression patients took a median of 14 days to resume driving. and 18 days for the fusion patients.
Among the patients who were driving before their surgery. Decompression patients had taken a median of 14 days to resume driving. And 18 days for patients with fusion.
There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in how long they took to return to work, according to the study.
There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in how long they took to get back to work, according to the study.
The findings are important because standard open spinal fusion surgery generally requires a much longer recovery and slower return to activities than standard lumbar decompression. Qureshi noted.
The findings are important because standard open spinal fusion surgery generally requires a much longer recovery and a slower return to activity than standard lumbar decompression. Qureshi noted that.
"In our study.all the patients in both groups were able to resume driving and return to work within three weeks of surgery." he said in a hospital news release.
"In our study, all patients in both groups were able to resume driving and return to work within three weeks of surgery," he said in a news release from the hospital.
"When you compare this time frame to that of standard open spinal fusion surgery. it's really striking. Patients having a standard spinal fusion could take six months or longer for a full recovery." Qureshi said.
"If you compare this timeframe to the standard open spinal fusion surgery, it's really striking. Patients with a standard spinal fusion may take six months or longer to recover fully," said Qureshi.
Degenerative conditions of the lower spine are common causes of pain and disability, and surgery may be considered when initial treatments such as medication and physical therapy don't provide relief.
Degenerative conditions of the lower spine are common causes of pain and disability, and surgery may be considered when initial treatments, such as medication and physical therapy, do not provide relief.
Lumbar decompression surgery involves removal of a small section of bone or part of a herniated, or bulging, disc that is pressing on a nerve.
Lumbar decompression surgery involves the removal of a small section of the bone or part of the herniated or bulging disk that is pressurized on the nerve.
Spinal fusion is a more extensive surgery in which surgeons join two or more vertebrae together, sometimes using screws and connecting rods.
Spinal fusion is a more extensive surgery in which surgeons combine two or more vertebrae, sometimes using screws and connecting rods.
The findings were presented online earlier this year at a virtual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Data and conclusions released at meetings are usually considered preliminary until peer-reviewed for publication in a medical journal.
The findings were presented online earlier this year at a virtual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Data and findings released at meetings are generally considered to be preliminary until peer-reviewed for publication in a medical journal.
Patients with lower back problems often worry about how much time they need to recover if they have surgery. A new study finds similar ilar results for two common minimally invasive spine procedures.
Surgery may be recommended for degenerative conditions of the lower spine. such as a herniated disc or spinal stenosis.
Surgery may be recommended for degenerative conditions in the lower spine. Like herniated disk or spinal stenosis.
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City compared 117 patients who had minimally invasive lumbar decompression surgery and 51 who had minimally invasive lumbar spine fusion surgery. All the procedures were performed by the same orthopedic surgeon.
Researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City compared 117 patients with minimally invasive lumbar decompression surgery and 51 patients with minimally invasive lumbar spine fusion surgery. All of the procedures were performed by the same orthopedic surgeon.
"Our study is the first of its kind to look at return to activities and discontinuation of narcotic pain medication after single-level lumbar decompression or single-level lumbar spine fusion performed with a minimally invasive technique." said senior investigator Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi a spine surgeon at the hospital.
"Our study is the first of its kind to look at the return to activity and discontinuation of narcotic pain medication after single-level lumbar decompression or lumbar spine fusion performed with a minimally invasive technique," said senior investigator Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi, a spine surgeon at the hospital.
It took the 117 decompression patients a median of three days before they no longer required narcotic pain medication. and seven days for the 51 spinal fusion patients.
It took 117 decompression patients a median of three days before narcotic pain medication was no longer required. And seven days for 51 patients with spinal fusion.
Among patients who drove before their surgery. decompression patients took a median of 14 days to resume driving. and 18 days for the fusion patients.
Among the patients who were driving before their surgery. Decompression patients had taken a median of 14 days to resume driving. And 18 days for patients with fusion.
There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in how long they took to return to work, according to the study.
There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in how long they took to get back to work, according to the study.
The findings are important because standard open spinal fusion surgery generally requires a much longer recovery and slower return to activities than standard lumbar decompression. Qureshi noted.
The findings are important because standard open spinal fusion surgery generally requires a much longer recovery and a slower return to activity than standard lumbar decompression. Qureshi noted that.
"In our study.all the patients in both groups were able to resume driving and return to work within three weeks of surgery." he said in a hospital news release.
"In our study, all patients in both groups were able to resume driving and return to work within three weeks of surgery," he said in a news release from the hospital.
"When you compare this time frame to that of standard open spinal fusion surgery. it's really striking. Patients having a standard spinal fusion could take six months or longer for a full recovery." Qureshi said.
"If you compare this timeframe to the standard open spinal fusion surgery, it's really striking. Patients with a standard spinal fusion may take six months or longer to recover fully," said Qureshi.
Degenerative conditions of the lower spine are common causes of pain and disability, and surgery may be considered when initial treatments such as medication and physical therapy don't provide relief.
Degenerative conditions of the lower spine are common causes of pain and disability, and surgery may be considered when initial treatments, such as medication and physical therapy, do not provide relief.
Lumbar decompression surgery involves removal of a small section of bone or part of a herniated, or bulging, disc that is pressing on a nerve.
Lumbar decompression surgery involves the removal of a small section of the bone or part of the herniated or bulging disk that is pressurized on the nerve.
Spinal fusion is a more extensive surgery in which surgeons join two or more vertebrae together, sometimes using screws and connecting rods.
Spinal fusion is a more extensive surgery in which surgeons combine two or more vertebrae, sometimes using screws and connecting rods.
The findings were presented online earlier this year at a virtual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Data and conclusions released at meetings are usually considered preliminary until peer-reviewed for publication in a medical journal.
The findings were presented online earlier this year at a virtual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Data and findings released at meetings are generally considered to be preliminary until peer-reviewed for publication in a medical journal.
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