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01-09-2014 | Original Article

Does fusion status after posterior lumbar interbody fusion affect patient-based QOL outcomes? An evaluation performed using a patient-based outcome measure

Authors: Takahiro Makino, Takashi Kaito, Hiroyasu Fujiwara, Takahiro Ishii, Motoki Iwasaki, Hideki Yoshikawa, Kazuo Yonenobu

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Science | Issue 5/2014

Abstract

Background

Although delayed union or pseudoarthrosis after lumbar arthrodesis has been recognized as a major radiographic complication, little has been known about the effect of fusion status on the patient’s quality-of-life (QOL) outcome. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of fusion status after posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) on QOL outcomes by using the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ).

Methods

Among 100 patients who underwent single level PLIF for spinal canal stenosis, 29 who had not achieved fusion (incomplete fusion group) and 29 age- and sex ratio-matched patients who had achieved fusion (fusion group) 6 months after surgery were enrolled. Overall clinical evaluation was performed before and 6 months after surgery: the physician determined the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Score for Low Back Pain (JOA score); the JOABPEQ and visual analogue scale (VAS) values were collected. The recovery rate of the JOA score, changes in all JOABPEQ subdomain scores and in the VAS values were calculated. All variables were compared between the groups.

Results

The preoperative JOA scores, JOABPEQ scores of all subdomains, and VAS values of all categories did not differ between the groups. The recovery rate was higher in the fusion group than the incomplete fusion group (p = 0.0185). The changes in the JOABPEQ scores for walking ability and social life function were significantly greater in the fusion group than the incomplete fusion group (walking ability, p = 0.0172; social life function, p = 0.0191). The postoperative VAS values and changes in the VAS values for all categories did not differ between the groups.

Conclusions

Incomplete fusion after PLIF correlated with poor improvement in walking ability and social life function. Therefore, the achievement of fusion after PLIF is essential to obtain better patient QOL outcomes.

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Title: Does fusion status after posterior lumbar interbody fusion affect patient-based QOL outcomes? An evaluation performed using a patient-based outcome measure
Authors: Takahiro Makino
Takashi Kaito
Hiroyasu Fujiwara
Takahiro Ishii
Motoki Iwasaki
Hideki Yoshikawa
Kazuo Yonenobu
Publication date: 01-09-2014
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Science / Issue 5/2014
Print ISSN: 0949-2658
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-014-0591-6

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