title: [Preliminary curative effect of interspinous blocking injection guiding by X-ray for the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar Baastrup's disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the preliminary curative effect of interspinous injections for the diagnosis and treatment of back pain caused by lumbar kissing spine (Baastrup's disease) under fluoroscopically guiding.
  
  
  METHODS
  From November 2011 to March 2013,17 patients with back pain caused by Baastrup's disease were treated with fluoroscopically-guided interspinous injections, including 7 males and 10 females with an average age of 49.6 years old ranging from 40 to 71 years old; the duration of the disease ranged from 2 to 5 years with a mean of 3.7 years. The visual analogue scale (VAS) and the lumbar segments range of motion (ROM) was analyzed at pre-operation, 2 days, 3 months and final followed-up after operation, the effects were evaluated with modified Macnab standard.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients were follow-up from 6 to 10 months with an average of 7.6 months. The pre-operative VAS was 6.41 +/- 0.94, the postoperative VAS at different time points improved significantly comparing with pre-operation,and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.01). There was no significant difference in VAS at different time points after operation (P > 0.05). The ROM of operated segment and adjacent segment was (4.88 +/- 0.86) degrees and (6.82 +/- 0.73) degrees respectively at pre-operation. The postoperative operated segment ROM at different time points improved significantly comparing with pre-operation, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Compared with pre-operation, there was no significant difference in adjacent segment ROM at different time points after operation (P > 0.05). According to modified Macnab, the result was excellent in 6 cases, good in 7 cases, fair in 3 cases and poor in 1 case.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fluoroscopically-guided interspinous injections is an effective method for the diagnosis and treatment of Baastrup's disease. The method has advantages of simple operation, minimal invasion and safety, satisfactory short-term and medium-term therapeutic effect; it can also effectively lessen the pain of lumbar and back.
authors: Kan
authors: K
authors: Liu
authors: Wen-Wen
authors: WW
authors: Wu
authors: Ji-Dong
authors: JD
authors: Guo
authors: Dong-Feng
authors: DF
authors: Ren
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Li
authors: Hua-Dong
authors: HD
authors: Wang
authors: Jia
authors: J
authors: Tang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local