Abstract
Objective
To investigate the relationship between different types of laminectomy extension and spinal cord injury subsequent to acute spinal shorting after 3-column osteotomy in living goat model.
Methods
A total of 18 healthy goats were selected, and a procedure of bivertebral column resections and total laminectomy of T13 and L1 was completed followed by different laminectomy extensions under the somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) monitoring. The samples were divided into three groups according to types of subsequent laminectomy extension. In the first group (enlarged resection of upper lamina group), laminectomy extension was performed on 10 mm caudal to T12; in the second group (equidistant enlarged resection of upper and lower lamina group), laminectomy extension was performed on 5 mm caudal to T12 and 5 mm cranial to L2 simultaneously; and in the third group (enlarged resection of lower lamina group), laminectomy extension was performed on 10 mm cranial to L2. The SSEP measured after vertebral resection was set as the baseline, and the SSEP decreased by 50% from the baseline amplitude and/or delayed by 10% relative to the baseline peak latency was set as positive results, which indicated spinal cord injury. Spinal column was gradually shortened until the SSEP monitoring just did not show a positive result. The shortened distance (ΔH) and the changed angle of the spinal cord buckling (Δα) were measured in each group. Neurologic function was recorded by the Tarlov scores at 2 days after the surgery.
Results
The safe shortening distances of three groups were 38.6 ± 1.2 mm, 41.5 ± 0.7 mm, 43.7 ± 0.8 mm, respectively; the corresponding changed angles of the spinal cord buckling were 62.8 ± 6.9°, 82.8 ± 7.5°, and 98.5 ± 7.0°. Significant differences of ΔH and Δα were found among the three groups by LSD multiple comparison test (P < 0.05). Strong correlation between ΔH and Δα was shown in each group by Pearson’s correlation test.
Conclusions
Different laminectomy extensions after 3-column osteotomy have different effects on the prevention of SCI caused by acute spinal shortening. The enlarged resection of lower lamina is superior to equidistant enlarged resection of upper and lower laminas which is superior to enlarged resection of upper lamina in preventing SCI.
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Yang, HZ., Wang, BB., Zou, XB. et al. Relationship between the laminectomy extension and spinal cord injury caused by acute spinal shortening: goat in vivo experiment. Eur Spine J 29, 1167–1174 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06369-9
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