title: Evaluation of the influence of pedicle-lengthening osteotomy on lumbar stability.
abstract: Pedicle-lengthening osteotomy (PLO) is a minimally invasive and effective surgical procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis syndrome. Compared with traditional surgery, PLO can effectively enlarge the spinal canal while minimizing the disruption of posterior anatomical structures of the lumbar vertebra, leading to reduced postoperative perineural scarring adhesion and good clinical outcomes using minimally invasive procedures. However, PLO is still in its early stages, and only a few relevant experimental and clinical studies have been reported. The present study was performed to investigate the influence of PLO on the stability of lumbar vertebrae. The results indicated that PLO can effectively enlarge the spinal canal, and no lumbar spondylolisthesis or other complications occurred in this study. Moreover, this procedure does not significantly affect the stability of the lumbar spine, suggesting a possible clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University 188 Shizi St., Suzhou, China.
authors.forename: Maofeng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University 188 Shizi St., Suzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University 188 Shizi St., Suzhou, China.
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University 188 Shizi St., Suzhou, China.
authors.forename: Zongping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University 188 Shizi St., Suzhou, China.
authors.forename: Huilin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
keywords: Pedicle-lengthening osteotomy; lumbar spinal stenosis; lumbar vertebra