Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Pre Sympathetic Plexus and Post Sympathetic Plexus Approach

Seoul National University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Sympathetic Nervous System; Fusion of Spine

Treatments: Procedure: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04891432

2101-142-1191

Details and patient eligibility

About

There would be no difference in the risk of sympathetic plexus damage between the pre sympathetic plexus approach and the post sympathetic plexus approach.

Full description

Compare the incidence of sympathetic chain injury between front and back of sympathetic approach in oblique lumbar interbody fusion

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with lumbar degenerative disease needs a lateral lumbar interbody fusion of 1-2 segments between L2 to S1.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who had previously had lumbar surgery
• Patients with muscle weakness of motor grade III or lower
• Patients with neuropsychiatric diseases such as depression
• Patients with musculoskeletal disease, inflammatory musculoskeletal disease, or infection
• Patients with cancerous disease
• Patients who do not want to participate in the study