Identification and decompression of superior cluneal nerve implicated in low back pain.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 166(1): 59, 2024 Feb 02.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Low back pain (LBP) can be attributable to entrapment of the superior cluneal nerve (SCN) around the iliac crest. Surgical decompression is a useful treatment; however, finding all entrapped SCNs involved in patients with LBP can be difficult. We performed a retrospective study to help identify entrapped SCNs in the narrow surgical field.METHODS:
We enrolled 20 LBP patient (22 sides) with SCN entrapment. They were 9 males and 11 females; their mean age was 72.5 years. We developed a 3-step procedure for successful SCN decompression surgery. In step 1, the thoracolumbar fascia is exposed and the SCN penetrating the fascia is released. In step 2, the fascia is opened and the SCN is released. In step 3, the fascia above the iliac crest is opened and the SCN is released.RESULTS:
We successfully released 66 nerves; the average was 3.0 ± 0.8 (1-4) per patient. Step 1 detected 18 nerves (27.3%), step 2 identified 35 (53.0%), and in step 3, 13 (19.7%) were recognized. By tracing the thin nerves branching off the SCN, we found 7 nerves (10.6%). We performed 22 operations; step 1 identified 16 SCNs (72.7%), step 2 identified 21 (95.5%), and step 3 found 12 nerves (54.5%).CONCLUSIONS:
The SCN is most readily identified upon opening of the thoracolumbar fascia. To identify as many SCN branches as possible, our 3-step method may be useful.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dolor de la Región Lumbar
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Síndromes de Compresión Nerviosa
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón
Pais de publicación:
Austria