Post-Operative Spinal Epidural Hematoma after Thoracic and Lumbar Spinous Process-Splitting Laminectomy for Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Introduction: To investigate the risk of epidural hematoma after spinous process-splitting laminectomy (SPSL). Methods: A total of 137 cases (mean age, 72.4 years; 68 men) of SPSL were included. Of these, there were instances (3.7%; mean age, 70.5 years; all male) of postoperative development of new...

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Main Authors: Yawara Eguchi, Munetaka Suzuki, Takashi Sato, Hajime Yamanaka, Hiroshi Tamai, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Sumihisa Orita, Miyako Suzuki, Kazuhide Inage, Hirohito Kanamoto, Koki Abe, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Yasuchika Aoki, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Junichi Nakamura, Tsutomu Akazawa, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2019-07-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/3/3/3_2018-0086/_pdf/-char/en