Does direct decompression necessary for Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF)?: A randomize control trial
- Conditions
- Degenerative lumbar diseaselumbar stenosis spondylolisthesisherniated nucleus
- Registration Number
- TCTR20191229003
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Orthopaedics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending (Not yet recruiting)
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Inclusion Criteria
Age between 50 and 80 years
- Patients who suffered from low back pain and/or leg pain with neurogenic intermittent claudication and progressive neurological deficit and confirmed to have single level lumbar stenosis, spondylolisthesis, or herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) any level between L2-L5 by radiographical examinations
- Persistent complaints for at least 3 months, regardless of conservative treatments
Exclusion Criteria
- Motor power less than grade III
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Spinal tumor
- Spinal infection
- Spinal fractures
- Previous surgery at L2 to L5 level
- Can not perform OLIF: No corridor, Previous retroperitoneal surgery
- More than one level that needs fusion
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clinical outcomes 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after end of the intervention VSA, ODI
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Radiological out comes 3, and 12 months after end of the intervention Disc height, Cross-sectional thecal sac area