The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical presentation and management strategies of seroma formation following posterior lumbar spine decompression.
Posterior lumbar spine decompression is a widely employed surgical approach to alleviate neural element compression due to degenerative spinal conditions such as spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, and disc herniation. While generally effective in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life, this procedure is not without risk. Seroma formation, in particular, may follow posterior decompressive surgery or fusion and is thought to arise from the accumulation of lymphatic or serous fluid in the dead space created by tissue dissection.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
Patients undergoing elective posterior lumbar spine decompression.
Kafrelsheikh University
Kafr ash Shaykh, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
RECRUITINGIncidence of seroma
Incidence of seroma formation following posterior lumbar spine decompression will be recorded during hospitalization and at scheduled postoperative follow-up visits at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months.
Time frame: 6 months postoperatively
Number of aspirations required
Number of aspirations required will be recorded.
Time frame: 6 months postoperatively
Seroma recurrence rate
Seroma recurrence rate will be recorded.
Time frame: 6 months postoperatively
Association with patient risk factor
Association with patient risk factor will be recorded.
Time frame: 6 months postoperatively
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