Journal of Spine

Junichi Arima

Publications

• Research Article
  Long-Term Outcome of Patients Undergoing Microscopic Lumbar Spinous Process-Splitting Laminectomy
  Author(s): Hiroshi Nomura, Yoshikazu Yanagisawa and Junichi ArimaHiroshi Nomura, Yoshikazu Yanagisawa and Junichi Arima
  
  Microscopic lumbar spinous process–splitting laminectomy (LSPSL) has been previously reported as the least invasive surgery for patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSS). An 18-mm diameter tubular retractor was inserted between the split spinous processes and complete microscopic laminectomy performed in single-level decompressions. A cervical retractor was used to open the caudal parts of the individual halves of the spinous process through a single incision in multi-level decompressions. In this study, we examined long-term outcomes of patients undergoing microscopic LSPSL. Overall, 119 patients with a follow-up longer than 24 months were included in the study. All patients were divided into two groups: 1) the slip group, which included patients with spondylolisthesis-type LSS, and 2) the nonslip group, which included patients with spondylosis-type LSS. The clinical out.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000343

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