Impact of lumbar hypolordosis on the incidence of symptomatic postoperative spinal epidural hematoma after decompression surgery for lumbar spinal canal stenosis.
Nobuyuki FujitaTakehiro MichikawaMitsuru YagiSatoshi SuzukiOsahiko TsujiNarihito NagoshiEijiro OkadaTakashi TsujiMasaya NakamuraMorio MatsumotoKota WatanabePublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2018)
Multilevel decompression and hypolordosis are significant risk factors for symptomatic PSEH after decompression surgery for LSS. LSS patients with lumbar hypolordosis or multilevel stenosis should be carefully observed for PSEH after decompression surgery. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.