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13-AUGUST-2014 SALIM MUHAMED AL-HAWARI 67 YEARS
SPONDYLOLISTHESIS L4-5 WITH SEVERE SEGMENTAL STENOSIS.
Anamnesis
The patient came to the Emergency of Shmaisani
hospital 12-August-2014
complaining of LBP for 1 year with right
sciatica for 1 month.
On examination; the patient is in agonizing
pain, limping with exaggerated scoliotic stance.
SLRS was 30 degrees with pain in the
right and 50 degrees in the left. There is weak
dorsiflexion right foot 2/5 and planterflexion
same foot 4/5. There is analgesia of the right
leg below the knee.
The patient was sent for investigations and MRI
lumbar spine done 12-August-2014 showing
extruded disc L4-5 with spondylolisthesis L4-5
with severe segmental stenosis. Dynamic studies
confirming this.
Bilateral L4-5 flavotomy and foraminotomy both
L5 roots. The extruded disc was removed from
both sides and bilateral intradiscal cleaning
L4-5 disc space. Insertion of TL cage 11x25x4
with bone graft from the left side. Using XIA 3
system, transpedicular fixation was achieved
between L4 and L5 bodies. 4 monoaxial 6.5x45 mm
screws with Mac cross connector 42 mm were used
with bended rods. All stages of surgery were
guided with C-arm and the last AP view showed
unacceptable right rod position, for what it was
repositioned up 10 mm. Slight compression was
applied. The milted bone graft was put lateral
to the rods. Routine closure of the wound.
Smooth postoperative recovery with dramatic
improvement of the power of right foot.
Comments
The patient has extruded disc with
spondylolisthesis and severe stenosis. All these data were
corrected.
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