• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.128-131
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• 2013

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is commonly used procedure for spinal fusion. However, there are no reports describing anterior cage dislodgement after surgery. This report is a rare case of anterior dislodgement of fusion cage after TLIF for the treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis with lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV). A 51-year-old man underwent TLIF at L4-5 with posterior instrumentation for the treatment of grade 1 isthmic spondylolisthesis with LSTV. At 7 weeks postoperatively, imaging studies demonstrated that banana-shaped cage migrated anteriorly and anterolisthesis recurred at the index level with pseudoarthrosis. The cage was removed and exchanged by new cage through anterior approach, and screws were replaced with larger size ones and cement augmentation was added. At postoperative 2 days of revision surgery, computed tomography (CT) showed fracture on lateral pedicle and body wall of L5 vertebra. He underwent surgery again for paraspinal decompression at L4-5 and extension of instrumentation to S1 vertebra. His back and leg pains improved significantly after final revision surgery and symptom relief was maintained during follow-up period. At 6 months follow-up, CT images showed solid fusion at L4-5 level. Careful cage selection for TLIF must be done for treatment of spondylolisthesis accompanied with deformed LSTV, especially when reduction will be attempted. Banana-shaped cage should be positioned anteriorly, but anterior dislodgement of cage and reduction failure may occur in case of a highly unstable spine. Revision surgery for the treatment of an anteriorly dislodged cage may be effectively performed using an anterior approach.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.547-550
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• 2010

Spinal cysticercosis is a very uncommon manifestation of neurocysticercosis which is caused by the larvae of Taenia solium. However, it can develop as a primary infection through blood stream or direct larval migration. It can result in high recurrence and severe neurologic morbidity if not treated appropriately. We report the case of a 43-year-old woman who presented with severe lower back pain and left leg radiating pain in recent 2 weeks. Magnetic resonance image (MRI) of lumbar spine demonstrated extruded disc at the L5-S1 level combined with intradural extramedullary cystic lesion. We performed the open lumbar microdiscectomy (OLM) at L5-S1 on the left with total excision of cystic mass. After surgery, the patient showed an improvement of previous symptoms. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathological examination as intradural extramedullary cysticercosis. We discuss clinical features, diagnostic screening, and treatment options of spinal cysticercosis.

• 대한척추외과학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.185-195
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• 2018

연구 계획: 문헌 조사 목적: 초음파를 이용한 중재 시술은 임상적으로 흔하게 경험할 수 있는 하요추부 통증이 보존적 치료에 실패한 경우 수술적 치료 이전에 흔하게 시행하게 되는 치료이다. 이 연구의 목적은 요추 및 천추부에 대한 초음파 유도하 중재 시술에 대해 고찰해 보고자 함에 있다. 선행 연구문헌의 요약: 초음파를 이용한 중재 요법은 근육, 인대, 건, 혈관, 신경 등의 연부조직을 직접 관찰할 수 있으며, 환자나 시술자에게 방사선 노출이 없고, 컴퓨터 단층 촬영이나 C형 투시검사 장비처럼 넓은 장소를 필요로 하지 않는 장점들을 가지고 있기 때문에 점차 그 사용이 늘고 있다. 대상 및 방법: 요추부의 정상, 비정상 초음파 소견과 요추 및 천추부에서 시행할 수 있는 초음파 유도하 중재 요법에 대하여 문헌 고찰과 함께 기술을 하였다. 결과: 요천추부의 정확한 초음파 중재 시술을 위해서는 검사 시 환자의 자세 및 해부학과 정상, 비정상 초음파 소견 등에 대한 숙지가 필요하다. 초음파를 이용하면 후방 관절 내 주사 및 내측 분지 차단술, 경막외 차단술, 선택적 신경근 차단술, 천장관절 주사를 효과적으로 시행할 수 있다. 결론: 요추 및 천추부에서 초음파 유도하 중재 요법은 요천추부 통증의 치료에서 효과적으로 사용할 수 있는 술기이다.

• Asian Spine Journal
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.1043-1052
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• 2018

Study Design: Level III retrospective cross-sectional study. Purpose: To define and characterize the presentation, symptom duration, and patient/surgical risk factors associated with 'post-decompressive neuropathy (PDN).' Overview of Literature: PDN is characterized by lower extremity radicular pain that is 'different' from pre-surgical radiculopathy or claudication pain. Although it is a common constellation of postoperative symptoms, PDN is incompletely characterized and poorly understood. We hypothesize that PDN is caused by an intraoperative neuropraxic event and may develop early (within 30 days following the procedure) or late (after 30 days following the procedure) within the postoperative period. Methods: Patients who consented to undergo lumbar laminectomy with or without an instrumented fusion for degenerative lumbar spine disease were followed up prospectively from July 2013 to December 2014. Relevant data were extracted from the charts of the eligible patients. Patient demographics and surgical factors were identified. Patients completed postoperative questionnaires 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year postoperatively. Questions were designed to characterize the postoperative pain that differed from preoperative pain. A diagnosis of PDN was established if the patient exhibited the following characteristics: pain different from preoperative pain, leg pain worse than back pain, a non-dermatomal pain pattern, and nocturnal pain that often disrupted sleep. A Visual Analog Scale was used to monitor the pain, and patients documented the effectiveness of the prescribed pain management modalities. Patients for whom more than one follow-up survey was missed were excluded from analysis. Results: Of the 164 eligible patients, 118 (72.0%) completed at least one follow-up survey at each time interval. Of these eligible patients, 91 (77.1%) described symptoms consistent with PDN. Additionally, 75 patients (82.4%) described early-onset symptoms, whereas 16 reported symptoms consistent with late-onset PDN. Significantly more female patients reported PDN symptoms (87% vs. 69%, p=0.03). Patients with both early and late development of PDN described their leg pain as an intermittent, constant, burning, sharp/stabbing, or dull ache. Early PDN was categorized more commonly as a dull ache than late-onset PDN (60% vs. 31%, p=0.052); however, the difference did not reach statistical significance. Opioids were significantly more effective for patients with early-onset PDN than for those with late-onset PDN (85% vs. 44%, p=0.001). Gabapentin was most commonly prescribed to patients who cited no resolution of symptoms (70% vs. 31%, p=0.003). Time to symptom resolution ranged from within 1 month to 1 year. Patients' symptoms were considered unresolved if symptoms persisted for more than 1 year postoperatively. In total, 81% of the patients with early-onset PDN reported complete symptom resolution 1 year postoperatively compared with 63% of patients with late-onset PDN (p=0.11). Conclusions: PDN is a discrete postoperative pain phenomenon that occurred in 77% of the patients who underwent lumbar laminectomy with or without instrumented fusion. Attention must be paid to the constellation and natural history of symptoms unique to PDN to effectively manage a self-limiting postoperative issue.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.178-184
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• 2015

Objective : Posterior vertebral translation as a type of spondylolisthesis, retrolisthesis is observed commonly in patients with degenerative spinal problems. Nevertheless, there is insufficient literature on retrolisthesis compared to anterolisthesis. The purpose of this study is to clarify the clinical features of retrolisthesis, and its developmental mechanism associated with a compensatory role in sagittal imbalance of the lumbar spine. Methods : From 2003 to 2012, 230 Korean patients who underwent spinal surgery in our department under the impression of degenerative lumbar spinal disease were enrolled. All participants were divided into four groups : 35 patients with retrolisthesis (group R), 32 patients with simultaneous retrolisthesis and anterolisthesis (group R+A), 76 patients with anterolisthesis (group A), and 87 patients with non-translation (group N). The clinical features and the sagittal parameters related to retrolisthesis were retrospectively analyzed based on the patients' medical records. Results : There were different clinical features and developmental mechanisms between retrolisthesis and anterolisthesis. The location of retrolisthesis was affected by the presence of simultaneous anterolisthesis, even though it predominantly manifest in L3. The relative lower pelvic incidence, pelvic tilt, and lumbar lordosis compared to anterolisthesis were related to the generation of retrolisthesis, with the opposite observations of patients with anterolisthesis. Conclusion : Retrolisthesis acts as a compensatory mechanism for moving the gravity axis posteriorly for sagittal imbalance in the lumbar spine under low pelvic incidence and insufficient intra-spinal compensation.

• 대한정형외과 초음파학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.81-93
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• 2013

본 종설에서는 요추부 중재술에 있어서 초음파라는 장비가 영상 장치로서 얼마나 유용한가에 대해 기술하였다. 우선 요천추부의 표면 해부학과 초음파 해부학에 대하여 기술하였는데, 이는 초음파 유도하 중재술에서 영상의 판독과 술기의 수행에 있어 해부학의 자세한 이해가 반드시 필요하기 때문이다. 방사선 투시하에 척추 중재술을 하는 것이 보편화 되어 있지만 방사선을 피폭해야 하는 문제가 늘 존재한다. 초음파는 방사선이 없고 간편하며 높은 정확도로 실시간 영상을 제공하는 장점들이 있으며 어떠한 임상 환경적 조건에서도 시행할 수 있다. 초음파 유도하 요추부 중재술은 방사선 투시기나 컴퓨터 단층촬영 유도로 시행하였던 기존의 방식을 대신할 수 있으며 방사선 피폭 없이 안전하게 시행할 수 있는 방법이다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.296-299
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• 2006

Recently the trend of surgical procedure for treatment of lumbar benign disease is a minimally invasive surgery due to small incision, minimal blood loss, and a short hospital day. By using a microscope or an endoscope, and other surgical equipment, a delicate manipulation in a narrow space became feasible, consequently, to secure a wider view with small incision, appropriate retractors are required. But the various tubular retractor systems are expensive and have some problems. We modified Thoracoport [Auto Suture Co., Norwalk, CT] by making a window at the distal end of trocar and used it as a tubular retractor in surgical procedure for treatment of lumbar benign disease. This modified tubular retractor is docked closely on the curved lamina and provides a wider view. We used it as a tubular retractor also in lumbar bilateral decompression involving a unilateral approach. But this trocar has the limited sizes [diameter and length], and also it is difficult to fix the retractor or change the direction of retractor. And then, we propose a more modified Thoracoport with various sizes and attaching the settling holders to the head of tubular retractor to be able to fix the retractor.

• 대한척추외과학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.175-179
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• 2018

연구 계획: 증례 보고 목적: 탈출된 요추 추간판이 자연 소실된 이후 추간판 간격이 감소된 증례를 보고하고자 한다. 선행 문헌의 요약: 보존적 치료를 통한 탈출된 요추 추간판의 자연 소실이 보고되었다. 대상 및 방법: 요추 추간판 탈출증으로 진단된 3명의 환자를 외래 추시를 통해 보존적 치료를 시행하였다. 내원 당시에 관찰되었던 방사통은 호전 되었으나, 만성적인 요통을 호소하였다. 원인 파악을 위해 MRI 촬영을 다시 시행하였다. 결과: 보존적 치료로 탈출된 요추 추간판이 자연 소실 되었지만, 추간판 간격의 현저한 감소가 관찰되었다. 결론: 요추 추간판 탈출증이 추간판 간격 감소의 위험요인 중 하나일 수 있다. 요추 추간판 탈출증을 진단 받은 환자의 경우 탈출된 요추 추간판이 자연 소실되더라도 만성 요통이 발생 할 수 있음을 인지하는 것이 중요하다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.320-322
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• 2005

A 45-year-old man presented with lower back pain and pain in the right leg of 3years duration. A plain radiographic examination revealed grade I isthmic spondylolisthesis, with instability at L4-5. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated bilateral foraminal stenosis, with soft foraminal disc herniation on the right side at the L4-5 level. He underwent anterior lumbar interbody fusion[ALIF] with percutaneous posterior fixation[PF] at the L4-5 level. Without removing the posterior bony structures, removal of foraminal disc herniation and reduction of spondylolisthesis were successfully performed using ALIF with percutaneous PF. When there is no hard disc herniation or lateral recess stenosis, ALIF with percutaneous PF can be one of the treatment options for isthmic spondylolisthesis, even in the presence of foraminal disc herniation, as in our case.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.265-268
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• 2009

Two cases of dynamic lumbar spinal stenosis were identified by the authors using axial loaded magnetic resonance image (MRI). In both cases, the patients presented with neurogenic claudication but MRI in decumbency showed no definite pathologic condition associated with their symptoms. In contrast, axial loaded MRI demonstrated constrictive spinal stenosis and a significantly decreased dural sac caused by epidural fat buckling and thickening of the ligamentum flavum in both cases. In the second case, a more prominent disc protrusion was also demonstrated compared with decumbent MRI. After decompressive surgery, both patients had satisfactory outcomes. Axial loaded MRI can therefore give decisive information in dynamic spinal disorders by allowing simulation of an upright position.