Frequency of Incidental Durotomy during Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease
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https://doi.org/10.36552/pjns.v26i1.660Abstract
Objective: One of the most common treatments performed in a neurosurgical facility for lower back pain and claudication is degenerative lumbar spine surgery. The study aimed to determine the frequency of incidental durotomy during surgery for degenerative lumbar spine diseases. Materials and Methods: In this study, a total of 95 patients were included from the Department of Neurosurgery, Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad. After the patient’s selection, their history, examination, and investigations, surgery was carried out by consultant neurosurgeons. Per-operatively unintentional dural tears were identified as rent in dura with or without CSF leak and were either repaired primarily or by applying fibrin glue if the repair was not possible. Results: The mean age was 38 ± 12.62 years. Fifty-eight percent of patients were male and 42% of patients were females. More than 6% of patients had incidental durotomy while 94% of patients didn’t have incidental durotomy. Recurrent disc prolapse was found in 5% of the cases. One percent of incidental durotomy patients were also recurrent instances, accounting for 6% of the total. Whereas 95% of patients did not require a durotomy, the surgery went smoothly. Conclusion: The frequency of incidental durotomy was 6% during surgery for degenerative lumbar spine diseases.Keywords: Incidental durotomy, Degenerative Lumbar Spine, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Surgery
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