CT-Guided Percutaneous Lumbar Ligamentum Flavum Release - Video abstract [ID 255249]

Video abstract of a case report paper "CT-Guided Percutaneous Lumbar Ligamentum Flavum Release for Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A case report and literature review” published in the open access Journal of Pain Research by Xinyue Zhu, Zuyun Qiu, Zixiang Liu et al.
Case: The patient was a 62-year-old woman presenting with low-back pain of 3 years’ duration and numbness in the right leg.
Diagnosis: She was diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis based on combined magnetic resonance imaging, physical examination, and symptoms.
Interventions: Treatment with computed tomography–guided percutaneous release of the ligamentum flavum was delivered.
Outcomes: Relief of symptoms immediately after treatment and complete resolution of symptoms after 1 month were achieved. At follow-up, there was no recurrence of symptoms after 2, 4, 6, and 12 months.
Conclusion: Lumbar ligamentum flavum hypertrophy is an important cause of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. The hypertrophic ligamentum flavum can directly compress the spinal canal, squeeze the cauda equina, and simultaneously lead to a reduction in the anteroposterior diameter of the intervertebral foramen, which compresses the nerve roots and causes
numbness and other symptoms of lower extremities. In clinical practice, doctors should combine imaging findings with patient symptoms for diagnosis and an individualized treatment plan for each patient with lumbar spinal stenosis, and conduct gradual stepwise treatment using conservative minimally invasive surgery to prevent excessive surgery.
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[@nickolasadams117]

Thank you doctor.I heard this treatment from a colleague of yours in another hospital in Chaoyang District and was very interested to have this therapy process for my stenosis symptoms down my leg.I was checked by western doctors overseas but they never mentioned such evaluation and remedy.They went straight to major operations which didnt go well for my thinking.Thanyou again for this potential treatment for me when I return to Beijing

[@sefkpfet]

Thank you Dr., your explanation was well defined.

[@astwtch]

Is this treatment currently available? Is it possible for me to get an online consultation?

[@amyorsalock7492]

If only American drs offered this...Ins companies wouldnt get their big pay days