Clinical application of the modified prone position in lateral intervertebral foramen surgery

ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of modified prone position on patients treated with lateral inter vertebral foramen surgery.

MethodsOne hundred and thirty patients treated with lateral intervertebral foramen surgery were randomly divided into the control group and observation group(65 cases in each group).The control group were treated with lateral intervertebral foramen surgery in the conventional prone position, while the observation group were treated with lateral intervertebral foramen surgery in the modified prone position.The operative index, pain level, recovery and clinical satisfaction were compared between two groups.

ResultsThe operation time in observation group was shorter than that in control group(P < 0.01), the number of C-arm fluoroscopy in observation group was less than that in control group(P < 0.01), and the difference of the intraoperative blood loss was not statistically significant(P>0.05).The differences of the VAS scores and ODI between two groups at 1 month and 2 months after operation were not statistically significant(P>0.05).The clinical satisfaction in observation group was higher than that in control group(P < 0.01).

ConclusionsThe modified prone position in lateral intervertebral foramen surgery can effectively improve the surgical index, and improve the clinical satisfaction of patients.