Anterior Discectomy Surgery With Arthrodesis in Degenerative Spinal Canal sténoses. (ICASC)

Anterior Discectomy Surgery With Arthrodesis in Degenerative Spinal Canal Stenoses: a Descriptive Pilot Study

Single-center retrospective study to characterize changes in the functional capacity of patients (change in Oswestry Desability Index (ODI)) undergoing anterior approach surgery for the management of symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis between the pre-surgical period and the first assessment 6 months after surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• anterior surgical management (ALIF or LLIF)
• symptomatic lumbar degenerative pathology (L1-L2 to L5-S1), objectified on MRI (Schizas B, C, D)
• period from June 2017 to December 2019

Exclusion Criteria:

• Traumatic sprains
• History of decompression after the operated stage
• Operated from a later time at the same time
• Scolioses with Cobb angles greater than 10°
• Patients under judicial protection
• Refusal to participate