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Leg Muscle Strength After Lateral Interbody Fusion Surgery Recovers Over Time After Temporary Muscle Weakness

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Study Design: Case-control study. Objective: The objective of this study was to reveal the changes of leg muscle strength after lateral interbody fusion (LIF). Summary of Background Data: Muscle trauma… Click to show full abstract

Study Design: Case-control study. Objective: The objective of this study was to reveal the changes of leg muscle strength after lateral interbody fusion (LIF). Summary of Background Data: Muscle trauma and damage to intermuscular nerves due to dissection of the psoas are recognized perioperative complications of LIF. Although reduced leg strength is temporary in many cases, the underlying changes have not been studied in detail. Methods: Leg muscle strength was measured quantitatively before LIF surgery and 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks after surgery (n=38). Reduced muscle strength was defined as <80% of the preoperative measurement. The psoas position (PP%) was calculated from axial T2-weighted magnetic resonance images and compared with the degree of psoas and quadriceps muscle strength reduction at 1 week after surgery on the approach side. Twenty cases that underwent a posterior lumbar approach (posterior group) acted as controls. Results: The proportion of patients with reduced psoas muscle strength 1 week after LIF was 60.5% on the approach side and 39.5% on the healthy side, versus 30.0% in the posterior group. The corresponding results for the quadriceps were 34.2%, 39.5%, and 25.0%, respectively. All cases had strength improvement on the approach side by 12 weeks postsurgery in the psoas and by 4 weeks postsurgery for the quadriceps. Psoas muscle strength and quadriceps strength at 1 week after surgery were correlated (&rgr;=0.57, P<0.001). There was a low inverse correlation between PP% and quadriceps strength at 1 week (&rgr;=−0.31, P<0.001). Conclusions: Muscle strength declined in both the psoas and quadriceps muscle groups after LIF; however, the effect was temporary and strength recovered over time. Reduced postoperative quadriceps muscle strength may relate the position of the psoas muscle via increased irritation of the lumbar plexus during the splitting maneuver.

Keywords: muscle; leg muscle; strength; surgery; muscle strength; week

Journal Title: Clinical Spine Surgery
Year Published: 2019

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