Impact of preoperative spinal injections within 30 days of lumbar decompression on surgical outcomes: a matched institutional study

CONCLUSIONS: Lumbar decompression within 1 month of preoperative spinal injection was associated with higher risks of readmission and postoperative complications, including CSF leak. However, with the exception of CSF leak, these risks were no longer observed when spinal injection occurred 1-3 months prior to lumbar decompression.PMID:37728375 | DOI:10.3171/2023.6.SPINE23356

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - September 20, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Patrick Flanigan Karim R Nathani Michael Martini Giorgos D Michalopoulos Selby Chen Maziyar Kalani Mohamad Bydon Source Type: research